Public Transport, Hoi An

February 19th 2007
A Note From the Author Don’t mention the war. That’s the only rule I gave myself for blogs from Vietnam. It’s just too easy a subject. When you say the word “Vietnam” to most people the first thing that pops into their head is the war. But as with all my other blogs I want to take you on a journey of discovery behind the clichés, to tell you about the country of Vietnam - the people, th ... 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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Bob & Vik

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Years of staring at maps, debating routes, saving money and boring anyone in earshot with constantly changing plans finally culminated in our D-Day. 28th August 2006. The day that Vik and Bob went global. Having made it to New Zealand without taking a single flight, we reached the conclusion that neither our finances nor our sea legs could stomach another container ship journey so we've cheated and taken a flight from New Zealand to Bangkok. From Bangkok we hope to stick with the overland theme and take a route home through Southern Asia: China, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey... U... full info

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