A beautiful day to sail 2

Vietnam with Tony

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October 10th 2005
When we left Adelaide for Saigon it was about 12 degrees, just nice for a furryKoala, but by that evening........well, lets just say that I wish koalas had sweat glands because it was HOT, damn hot .....real hot!!! That's Ok if you are with a lady koala, but it's not good in the jungle! We spent a few days in Saigon and the Mekong Delta, with some short trips on the mekong river. Everywhere you ... 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