Goats on the move!

Last days on the Delta

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February 20th 2012
After a relaxing rest day on our floating house, playing a few card games and reading, we took a rather expensive boat to My Tho. The province authorities run a monopoly: boats taking tourist can only run through their offical licencing system passing through their offices. Any local boatmen working outside the rules is fined. So for our 20 minute trip it cost $15 compared to the 10-20 cents when ... 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