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Hanoi

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December 26th 2006
Hi everyone! It's been quite a while since my last blog. Sorry for the delay - so many deadlines, such a heavy workload! ;-) The last 3 weeks or so has been spent in Hanoi, with a couple of side trips to Halong Bay and Sapa. I arrived in Hanoi from Bangkok via Asia Airlines (similar to Jetstar) and upon landing immediately met a three lovely girls, two English and one Aussie girl. We al ... 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