King of the Hill

Miles of Sand Dunes, an empty beach and the coolest town in Vietnam

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August 15th 2006
What a cool little town. Like an oasis in the crazy world of Vietnam. We stopped here and chilled out by the beach for a few days, just watching the fishermen in their tea cups and the odd westerner shooting around on a kite board! Practically had the whole place to ourselves. Did some sandsurfing and just cruised round the markets and towns in our clapped out motor bike! Will be going b ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Binh Thuan » Mui Ne

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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