Bee Hives

Day 3 Easy Rider Tour

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December 7th 2006
Wake up to wonderful weather, yet again. Buon Ma Thuot was home to a large US camp back in the war, with many divisions based there. This is evident by the structure in the town’s centre, a North Vietnamese tank facing towards Saigon, symbolizing victory over the South. We got on to Route 14 after breakfast and made our way north to the next town of Kon Tum. Again, this road was the route th ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Central Highlands

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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