Hoi An

Vietnam, part 1

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December 18th 2017
And on to Vietnam. Pete came here in 1991 and needed a guide (Binh) to take him around. He kept in touch with Binh, and when we went to Vietnam in 2006, we contacted him. Binh and his wife (Lan), who live in Saigon, planned a trip for us around Vietnam and accompanied us on our trip, for two and a half weeks, with a car and driver. We saw so much of the country then, that we decided we only wanted ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Da Nang

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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