PB010447

Vietnam motorbike adventure

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November 1st 2013
Getting to Hanoi from London When I first came up with this idea I figured it would be a cool way to break up my flights home. For the same price as flying home to Australia I was able to book a 6 week stop over in Chiang Mai using Singapore airlines. The trip to Hanoi was far more painful than I expected.... Close to 30 hours when I finally got to the hostel. Fair to say sleep was the order of ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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