Crossing the border into Cambodia

Muddling down the Mekong

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June 13th 2008
I think i jinxed our trip by suggesting that the rainy season wasn't all that it was rumoured to be...either that or Mother Nature and Karma just decided to team up to bite us on the backside (so far, the ONE area the mossies haven't managed to attack...although Mobo may beg to differ!). The rains swept in just in time to coincide with our outlandish breakaway from the city...and what might ha ... 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