Flooded streets!

Mekong Delta's interesting places

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October 31st 2011
Whoa......to start it off the bus ride was a long one. It took 2 and 1/2 hours to go 70kms and although there was lots to see the thing that most sticks in both our minds from the trip there is seeing someone possible die in a scooter collision on the highway. The driver wasn't wearing his helmet properly and his head hit the road and that was it. He didn't move after that! There was 2 ot ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta

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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