Pictures of Nha Trang May 8th 2008 Dear Readers - We finally have access to a PC with a USB port so we can download pictures of Nha Trang. We are now in Ha Long Bay at the Halong Plaza Hotel. Hope you enjoy our pictures. We will write more later about Ha Long Bay as this is our first day here. Am looking forward to hooking up with Claire Hall (Soul Cultivator) who is an excellent travel blog writer from England. Jim has been follo ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Khanh Hoa » Nha Trang 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
Once again we are off to adventures in the Western Pacific. This deployment will find us in old liberty ports as well as some new ones.
Our course should take us to Japan, Thailand, Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Australia, India and China if time permits.
Will depart Seattle on Apr.3rd and return when we get tired.
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