Setting off on the Boats

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January 3rd 2008
The visit to the mountain caves of Chua Huong was just as much about the journey there as the pagoda itself. After a two hour drive we arrived at the Song Yen River (or 'stream' as they called it. In Australia it would be a 'mighty river'). We were rowed up the river for an hour and a half by a Vietnamese girl who must have had arms of steel. She rowed in what seemed an awkward manner, facing the ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northwest

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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