on the balcony in Nha Trang

Danang to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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October 29th 2008
We're just finishing up our last leg of Vietnam, and we're definitely sad to leave but excited to be entering Cambodia and starting a new adventure. DANANG- Shannon and I arrived in Danang from Hoi An mid October. We were so excited to see a gorgeous beach that stretched on for miles. What was shocking was how the beach was so deserted. The first day we arrived, we hit the beach around 4pm, ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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