Floating Stall

Mekong and the Market from Hell

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October 30th 2008
Firstly let me say i became a victim of my own picture taking mania, i got so many that it became too much of a hassle to sort out in the limited time i had in the internet cafe. Thats why it took me 3 months to write anymore on here. Apologies. Our last stop in Vietnam was Saigon and the Mekong Delta, a load of the people we met said Saigon was going to be busier than Hanoi the sister capital ... 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