Hanoi Old Quarter

(Not so) Good Morning Vietnam!

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March 30th 2013
After a pleasant 10 hour flight from Gatwick, our time in Vietnam got off to a shaky start. With all the Hanoi cab driver scam horror stories we'd heard about, we opted to pay for an airport pickup with our hotel, Hanoi Rendezvous. Only it seemed as though they forgot about this. As much as I scanned the smattering of cards held by drivers in the arrivals lounge, I couldn't find one adorne ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more