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Mekong Delta.........our journey's end (but where's all the rice)???

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June 11th 2007
“The Mekong Delta”….miles and miles of rice fields (or so we thought), in fact it’s only when you reach the “lower” delta that you get to see them. The tour that we were on…(yes I know we hate organised tours but it’s the cheapest and easiest way to do things) covers the “upper” and “mid” delta, so not much rice around - but when you live in India it’s not such a hardshi ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta

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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