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Into the Water Jungle...

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December 3rd 2007
Ok so after these four days, I am officially in love with Vietnamese people. Travelling south out from Ho Chi Minh, we decided to spend 4 days floating along the river of the Mekong Delta. The whole place is beautiful and surprinsingly diverse. I was unsure as to quite what to expect from a place full of little canals and people who live on floating houses but the experience was simply awesome. I ... 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