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Tuesday - Buon Ma Thuot - home stay

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July 28th 2014
Tuesday morning we set off to our next destination at Buon Ma Thuot where we were going to visit a home stay for the night in the village. We had the usual bus journey with obligatory comfort breaks and lunch stops and arrived about 2pm. When we arrived we were greeted by 3 elephants as 3 of our group had opted to go for a ride on them and then a boat trip. Those of us left behind entertai ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast

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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