Mekong...

The trip home is looming...

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March 30th 2007
I'm back where it all started, the Backpackers' Hostel. I arrived this morning at 1AM and my flight out is at 11AM. Its kind of a waste, but I wanted a clean bed and a hot shower after my travels through and from Saigon. On the bus ride down from Nha Trang to Saigon, I sat next to the Canadian girl, Melanie, that I had met a couple of days earlier. It was of course, an uncomfortable 12 hr. jou ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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