Phu Quoc - Long Beach

Mekong to Phu Quoc Island

---

December 9th 2006
Week 5. Hello from the beautiful shores of Phu Quoc Island. While you guys are working extremely hard in the office sheltering from the grey, wet and murky UK weather, I've been having a very stressful time lounging around on white sandy beaches, riding mopeds and drinking cocktails by the sea... On Monday last week I joined a two-day organised tour from Saigon to visti th ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Kien Giang » Phu Quoc Island

---

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