Coconut farm on the Mekong

Me cruise Mekong Delta

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February 26th 2009
Today it ended up just being me cruising the Mekong Delta, as Diane still wasn’t feeling too well and couldn’t imagine a 2 hour bus drive and several boat rides with a stomach ache. So I left her in the room and went on the tour. We drove along the provincial roads down on the Southern region through rice paddy fields, pineapple plantations, orchards and small hamlets. Once we arrived to My ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Tien Giang » My Tho

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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