Sunrise over Mui Ne sand dunes

Goodbye Vietnam.......

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June 13th 2007
And good ridance! We are now back in Bangkok and are getting a bit behind with the blog updates - been too busy relaxing and enjoying ourselves after the trauma of Vietnam! So....here goes! It all started out well when we arrived in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), but we felt the need to escape the big smoke and head to the beach. We took an early morning bus to Mui Ne: a small beach town famous fo ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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