At the floating market

Watery villages (and one very busy city)

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April 26th 2007
I started my Vietnam excursion from Chau Doc in Mekong Delta. I didn't do too much on the first day as my mood wasn't brilliant. I was still frustrated about the taxi scam on the Cambodian side and then there were all these people wanting more money from me. What I mean is that I encountered the thing that annoys me most in Vietnam many times already during the first hours. That is that every time ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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