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Tour De Mekong ends, rear ends rejoice

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December 25th 2008
My earlier observations were broad strokes, so let me now take some time to give the basic details of what the last few days were actually like. I'll warn you, this will be a bit rambling. So what else is new? Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, Noa and I took a bike tour with our guide, Toong (Tung?), through the Mekong Delta, Vietnam's rice basket. Each day, we awoke in a new, strange town, ate ... 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