Ho Chi Minh's House on Stilts

January 21st 2007
The night train arrived back into Hanoi at 4am; as there were no guesthouses open we had to sit by the lake in the cold & dark watching all the crazy people do mad exercise routines & thai chi. We put our i-pods on & decided to join in to keep warm & amuse ourselves so in the end we looked just as silly. About 6.15am we found a coffee shop that had opened so had a coffee & then checked into a gues ... 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

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Erica Hayward

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I am 26 & started my round the world adventure with my friend Claire on 29th October 2006. Here is our Route! 29/10/06 - 06/11/06 Japan 06/11/06 - 04/12/06 China 04/12/06 - 25/03/07 Thailand - Cambodia - Vietnam - Laos - Thailand - Malaysia - Singapore 25/03/07 - 22/04/07 Borneo 22/04/07 - 15/07/07 Australia 15/07/07 - 26/08/07 New Zealand 26/08/07 - 08/09/07 Fiji 07/09/07 - 22/09/07 Cook Islands (cross the date line so I gain a day!) Claire goes home :( 22/09/07 - 30/09/07 French Polynesia 01/10/07 - 03/10/07 LA 04/10/07 - 08/10/07 San Fran 09/10/07 - 14/10/07 Miami... full info

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