Some of the traffic on the Mekong

Fewer words, more photos this time

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March 30th 2008
First, let me ask your forgiveness for the ridiculously long blog entry for yesterday. I was having so much fun re-living the day in my head as I was writing that I got a bit carried away, but I trust that if you got bored somewhere in the middle, you gave up and went off to do something more productive. It will be easy to be briefer today. Themes of the day included: Heat and hum ... 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