Big Boats in the Mekong Delta

Ho Chi Minh Happy

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November 16th 2007
Day 15 (continued): A change of climate After a fairly tedious seven hour flight, I left the chaos of Tokyo behind me and arrived amidst the mayhem of Ho Chi Minh City! Having had relatively little hassle in Beijing and Japan, I'd forgotten what a nightmare it can be arriving late at night in a random country in South-east Asia (without any local currency), and the considerable effort involved ... read more

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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