The Mekong River
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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 for... [read more]
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 for... [read more] Blog: Making our way to the Mekong...
Date: September 10th 2005
We opted to cross the border into Cambodia by boat. Started this leg of our trip by all going to Danang airport where we said our goodbyes to Juliet as she headed back up to Hanoi and we boarded our flight to Ho Chi Minh (Saigon). Our taxi dropped us off at the HCM bus station to take us to Chau Doc - everything appeared to be going so well.....A Vietnemese/American guy befriended us (thank God) ... read more
Date: September 10th 2005
We opted to cross the border into Cambodia by boat. Started this leg of our trip by all going to Danang airport where we said our goodbyes to Juliet as she headed back up to Hanoi and we boarded our flight to Ho Chi Minh (Saigon). Our taxi dropped us off at the HCM bus station to take us to Chau Doc - everything appeared to be going so well.....A Vietnemese/American guy befriended us (thank God) ... read more
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