Teaching Spit at a roadside cafe

Continuing through the Mekong Delta and a stay on a floating house

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February 16th 2012
Vinh Long to Ben Tre- 16th Feb Vinh Long had a large market with masses of fresh fruit and veg. Stalls selling up to 20 varieties of rice and a fish section which also had tanks full of snakes for sale. However, no baguettes were available. We crossed the river on a packed ferry of bicycles and mopeds. We enjoyed our first bowl of Pho Bo (Beef noodles) for lunch. We cycled down ... 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