traditional fishing net

Ben Tre - off the beaten track

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August 6th 2008
Usually the place i am writing about is able to be found in a pull down menu that travelblog.org provide, however on this occasion 'The Mekong River Delta' is as far as i could list, as Ben Tre is not an option due to its remoteness. i was lead here purely by fate for the fact that my passport was sent off for the purpose of extending my Vietnemese visa and the two Brazilians i had met informed me ... 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