Gratuitous Shot of Nha Trang

The Swamp Thing

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July 7th 2008
I'm facing up to the fact that I'm not going to do justice to Vietnam in this single visit. As I write I've got 11 days left in which I will attempt to try to fit in Hoi An, Hue, Ha Long Bay and Hanoi. This is my folly. Still, to prepare myself for this onslaught as well as relax after my encounter with canyoning I travelled to the coastal resort of Nha Trang with the sole purpose of having a mud ... read more

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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