Yellowing rice paddies

Day 58-59: Nha Trang, Vietnam

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March 26th 2009
Wednesday, March 25th On the way to the dock this morning we discovered that our instructor, Tri, is a legend in the Vietnam diving community. He has logged more than 10,000 dives, has a reef named after him (Tri Minh's Treat) and is even mentioned in the Lonely Planet guidebook. We're getting taught by the best Vietnam has to offer. It's amazing how humble he is. We've seen so many dive ... 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