Mekong Delta

The same rules apply on the river as they do on the roads - bigger vehicles always have the right of way.

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Belly of the Beast -- Chau Doc - HCM City (Saigon)

October 21st 2007
Wednesday, October 10th - Tuesday, October 16th -- 1782.5 KM to date I didn't grow up during the Vietnam War. In fact, it was more than twelve years after America's misadventures in Asia that I was even born. But, like many a young man, I was fully absorbed in movies like Apocalypse Now, Deer Hunter, Full Metal Jacket and Platoon. Such raw and uncompromising portrayals of war were ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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