Mekong Delta

Thank god were alive still!

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November 16th 2012
Jeeeeez!! Today has been mental! We booked an organised tour to the Mekong Delta last night so were up bright and early at 7am for brekkie and then walked down to the tour shop to catch our bus ride there... We got on the bus which was completely full except for two seats right at the back between a group of arab men and a big fat chinese woman. Sean got the short straw and was next to the chin ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1

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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