Nha Trang Beach

China and Beyond XVII - Nha Trang and Mui Né - Vietnam

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September 7th 2009
It was tough to leave Hoi An so quickly. It had become a very restful city...the weather was predictable...each day around 1:00 pm, it would rain like Hell for awhile then stop. It was a way to tell time so you didn't have to carry your watch. But as comes with travel, the time to move on was at hand. It was surprisingly easy...taxi to DaNang then fly down the coast to Nha Trang and a whole ne ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Binh Thuan » Phan Thiet

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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