Hard to be impressed after Iguazu

Mountain to surf....

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December 27th 2007
I'm not sure whether it came as a disappointment, or as a relief that I hadn't been carrying the items in question around South East Asia in vain, but Dalat delivered up the first occasion on which I'd had to wear long pants and long sleeves in a month and a half. The town is nestled up in the mountains, and quite a chill descended over the place at night. Perhaps this was part of the reason the ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Binh Thuan » Mui Ne

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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