Heroic rabbi saves vacation for all

I'll take Geographic locations with phallic names for 1000, Alex

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December 28th 2008
At the conclusion of our ride across the Mekong, we arrived in the forgettable town of Rach Gia. Thursday morning we set off by plane to the island of Phu Quoc, just a short 30 minute flight over the sea. Phu Quoc is about 60 km long and 20 km wide, and has 15 or 20 hotels, all clustered around the only decent roads on the island in Duong Dong. Noa booked it because, she said, it was a relaxi ... 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