Sapa Trekking

BEEP BEEP BEEEEP - Vietnam

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February 26th 2007
Many things to tell I have..... (in a Yodaish voice) We are now in Hanoi, the Viet capital. We have been here just over a week and have been in Vietnam in total for nearly 2. Our first port of call was Saigon, so my blog begins there.... Saigon (also known as Ho Chi Minh City) was completely manic. A city of 7 million people, 10 million motorbikes and 25 million horns sounding every minu ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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