Vietnamese family on beach

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Rio versus Nha Trang...same, same but different?

July 11th 2007
What is with the saying 'same same but different' in South East Asia? Everyone seems to say it, hotels and cafés are named it and backpackers wear t-shirts with it printed on...but no-one seems to know what it means. It's a pointless phrase, it's not even funny and as we spend more time in South East Asia, it's annoying us more and more. GRRRrrrrr!! So now we have got that off our chest...our ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Khanh Hoa » Nha Trang

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

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