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Phu Quoc Island

Background: 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 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military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973.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. Despite the return of peace, for over two decades the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies. Since 2001, Vietnamese authorities have committed to economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The country continues to experience protests from the Montagnard ethnic minority population of the Central Highlands over loss of land to Vietnamese settlers and religious persecution.




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Is this Phu Quoc or is this Paradise?! WOW
November 9th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Phu Quoc Island
I am back... sorry for the delay in blogs but as you all know I am now home... the last week was just so crazy (and relaxing) that my blogs got forgotten for awhile! After settling in, getting back to ... 59 photos [full story]

Vietnam part 2
12 days ago: caroleinasia published a blog
Vietnam part 2
November 12th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Phu Quoc Island
After 8 months of Shanghai and 4 days of Saigon, Phu Quoc island was just great. 6 days of nothing to do. It took a day or 2 to adjust to the emptiness, the quiet, the nothing happening past 9.30 a ... 16 photos [full story]

Phu Quoc - The Jewel of Vietnam
24 days ago: Tony and George published a blog
Phu Quoc - The Jewel of Vietnam
October 25th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Phu Quoc Island
Our last stop in Vietnam was Phu Quoc Island. Phu Quoc is a tropical island surrounding by white beach’s and turquoise water and is a great way to while away a few days incidentally, the Vietna ... 24 photos [full story]

Phu Quoc Peacefulness (and Laziness)
58 days ago: ASH Travel published a blog
Phu Quoc Peacefulness (and Laziness)
September 17th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Phu Quoc Island
When we left Dong Ha, we were exhausted, both physically and mentally. Our teaching schedule was fairly rigorous and I was sick our last week there. We were tired of talking - to students, to te ... 5 photos [full story]

88 days ago: seeme_in_cambodia published a blog
Goodbye Vietnam
August 28th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Phu Quoc Island
Hello Friends Ich halte mich heute kurz, denn das internet hier ist nicht das beste, kann meine mails nicht abfragen aber mein blog funktioniert, deshalb hier die news: nachdem ich die ganze ins ... [full story]

98 days ago: seeme_in_cambodia published a blog
Phu Quoc - Juhui
August 18th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Phu Quoc Island
(Dies ist bereits mein 2. Eintrag. Doch der erste ist spurlos verschwunden. Also nochmal;) Paradies. Sonne. Strand. Palmen. Haengematten. Nichtstun. Das kann ich momentan ueber Phu Quoc sagen. D ... [full story]

100 days ago: Jen and Nath published a blog
Phu Quoc
August 16th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Phu Quoc Island
After our stay at Jungle Beach we were keen to spend a few more days relaxing on an idyllic beach sandwiched between our time in Saigon and Bangkok, so we headed to Phu Quoc, an island off the South W ... [full story]

Phu Quoc: warm seas, extreme mopeds and icing sugar sand
August 15th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Phu Quoc Island
We have had several holidays within the holiday that has been this trip. Unawatuna, was the first, followed by Mirrissa, Kota Kinabalu and now Phu Quoc. What they have had in common has been staying ... 13 photos [full story]

Saigon: slides and tunnels
104 days ago: Joeandnicky published a blog
Saigon: slides and tunnels
August 13th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Phu Quoc Island
From Hoi An we returned to Hue on a slow train. We had supposedly paid extra for a tourist train, but suspect that all we got was tourist prices. The carriage was crowded with resigned looking local ... 8 photos [full story]

karaoke night #2
145 days ago: mnieman published a blog
karaoke night #2
July 1st 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Phu Quoc Island
I'm not going to write much for today, because I really didn't do much. We tried to go next door and use their internet but the wifi wasn't working so I grabbed a taxi to Buddy's Ice Cream in the tow ... 10 photos [full story]


Phu Quoc Island Blog Entries

The Palm Tree Restaurant
Notre voisin - Our neigbour
Local kids.
beach in Duong Dong, Phu Quoc
fishermen boat
Old Skool
EVERY EVENING THIS IS WHAT WE LOOK FORWARD TOO.
Schnorchelrevier
das Freibad
Mangrovenwald
Nachtfischerboot
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Reclining Buddha
Small fishing boats
More lunch....
Blown up U. S. Tank

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