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Nha Trang - The (Vin)pearl of Asia?

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March 20th 2008
Arriving into Nha Trang in the early hours by night bus gave us a great view of the sunrise and the bus made it's bumpy way up along Vietnam's East coast. The sand looked fine and the sea refreshing. We jumped straight off the bus and into one of the town's many many guest houses and were soon sunning ourselves on the beach. Although it had barely dropped below 35 degrees since Singapore, we ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Khanh Hoa » Nha Trang

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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