In the Sampan!

Mekong Delta

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March 5th 2008
We went on a 3 day/2 night trip to the Mekong Delta which is about 2 hours south of Saigon. We left Saigon on a boat to travel down the Saigon River and onto the Mekong River. The journey to My Tho took about 3 hours but was facinating to see people going about their daily lives along the river. There were lots of men knee/waist deep in mud digging for what we think were cockles (or similar - 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