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Phu Quoc

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March 12th 2014
Phu Quoc (pronounced Foo Qaw-k) is an island in the Gulf of Thailand, about a 40 minute flight from Saigon. We are on our last of seven night here. Tomorrow afternoon we start the long journey home. The island, so far, is relatively unspoilt. We stayed at two hotels. The first, Eden Resort was large, and the majority of the guests were Vietnamese, which was interesting. We had to change room ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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