William being pampered on the beach

Phu Quoc Island

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November 9th 2006
Well its been several days since my last entry and I have a lot of stuff to share with you guys. It feels great to be out of the big city Saigon and into what can be described as relative country side but never really leaving a built up area. I left Saigon on Tues. Nove 7th and headed for Rach Gia on the south coast of vietnam to catch the fast boat to Phu Quoc Island and a week of beach bliss. ... 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