Laughing at Me?

Mekong Youkong

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February 10th 2008
I haven't been getting a lot of sleep on this trip. Overnight buses and early starts have made for an exhausting time and getting up at six on New Year's Day to catch the bus to Mytho, it didn't look like that was about to change. The only realistic way to see the Mekong Delta with a couple of days and no Vietnamese is to take a tour from Saigon. From what I heard from travellers coming the ... 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