Oh dear, that was a disaster.

Day 21: Caves and sampans at Ninh Binh

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April 12th 2017
Geo: 20.25, 105.98The music played in the corridor and the train attendant tapped on the door to wake the train travellers. It was an uneventful night although in comparison with the ride up there was certainly much more revelry from the young back packers on board and the train seemed to be hurtling at a faster speed with a more exaggerated sway. But the important news of the morning was that t ... 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