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May 12th 2006
We have left Saigon and continued to Mui Ne, where we stayed in little bungalows on the beach for 3 days. I was really glad to get back to the coast. Saigon was really cool, but I was looking to get out of the big city metropolis for a while. Its the low season here so there isn't a lot of nightlife going on. The streets are quite deserted, or so it seems after the 24/7 non stop traffic in Ho C ... 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