Floating in the big blue

5 Days At the bottom of the Sea: Nha Trang

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June 14th 2009
Yin and Yang. Balance. Leaving the hustle and bustle, the pollution, the chaos of Ho Chi Minh City for the crystal blue waters of Nha Trang. 5 day spent on the water, diving the South China Seas, the perfect antidote to my landlocked blues. Nha Trang is a built up beach town, a strip of hotels and restaurants that paralell a white sandy beach. Beyond that beach is what I was interested in though, ... 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