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Hoi An - you have to love it

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November 24th 2015
Moving south, we caught a shared minivan to Hoi An after breakfast. I managed to score the front passenger seat so got some great views of oncoming traffic but the sun was beating in that side so it was stinking hot. The first two rest stops were of no major significance - a fishing lagoon and a beach. The third stop was at Hai Van Pass. Part of the mountainous road that crosses the Troung Son mo ... 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