Locals fishing

Beaches & Sandunes

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October 20th 2005
After Saigon, we took a 5 hour bus ride north to the coast of Vietnam. We will stay on the coast for the next 2 weeks until we arrive in northern Vietnam- where we will fly down to Bangkok. The Coast is full of beautiful beaches along the South China Sea. Our first stop was a tiny little town called Mui Ne. Mui Ne is generally a fishing village, where locals float in small wooden boats shaped li ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Binh Thuan » Mui Ne

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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