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Exploring the Mekong Delta

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July 8th 2007
A message for Mouton: the last picture on this blog is of a snake - you might want to miss that one out! Day 102 Up at (what felt like) the crack of dawn we packed and were off to the travel agent fully laden to leave Saigon bound for the Mekong Delta for a couple of days and ultimately finishing our tour in Cambodia. Before we set off, we bought a really cheap (possibly copied) version of ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta

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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