The view from our beach chairs

Heavenly Mui Ne

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January 23rd 2009
Well, I reconfirmed my love for SE Asia at the beautiful Mui Ne Beach in south Vietnam. We took a bus (by Sinh cafe, which has been excellent to travel by) from Hoi An to Nha Trang, and then Nha Trang down to Mui Ne. As we traveled along, it was cool to see the change in landscape. The north has been nothing but jungle, but as we moved south it was more desert-like. All the plans got smaller, ... read more

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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