Latitude: 21.03333 N Longitude: 105.85 E Capital: Hanoi
Travel in Vietnam
A total of 102 members have visited 106 locations in Vietnam.
Together they have written 445 travel stories and uploaded 2954 pictures from Vietnam.
Last visit in Vietnam was made 2009-11-12 by lotschurin who was in Buon Ma thuot.
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Short introduction to Vietnam
France occupied all of Vietnam by 1884. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by communist forces under Ho Chi MINH, who took control of the north. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later North Vietnamese forces overran the south. Economic reconstruction of the reunited country has proven difficult as aging Communist Party leaders have only grudgingly initiated reforms necessary for a free market.
The journey to Nha Trang was a bit of a trek. We left Hoi An fairly early in a taxi, to Danang, about 45 minutes north of Hoi An. We then embarked on a train journey which should have taken about 7 ½ ...
I am in Saigon which has been renamed Ho Chi Mihn after the Vietnam war, which they call the American War here by the way. I went to the war museum and the Cu Chi tunnels and it has taken me a little ...
Well I was in Vientiene last time you heard from me, about to head to the football to see laos and Sri lanka play. We paid about 30p for a ticket in a very basic national ground all seated on concrete...