View 2: Making our Approach

Da Nang - Central Vietnam

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July 9th 2008
Welcome back to the next - long anticipated entry of our travel blog! Da Nang: blue skies, white sandy beaches, and clear waters. After leaving the airport, we took a xe om (motorcycle taxi) 11 km south of the city to a more remote beach location (thanks Lonely Planet! - it was about the only thing the book got right in Vietnam - except, of course, which beach the hotel was on and how much it c ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Da Nang

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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