Nha Trang

Vietnam - Nha Trang to Hanoi

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October 21st 2008
2nd October 2008 Arrived in Nha Trang very early in the morning on the overnight sleeper from Ho Chi Minh. We went by boat to a small fishing village and saw women using coracles sealed with cow manure to get out to the boats and loads of children who all headed straight out of school to the nearby sweet shop. After that we went snorkelling from the boat which was good fun and I saw qui ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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