Angkor Wat at sunrise

Mekong, then homeward bound...

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May 15th 2009
We made it back to Saigon from Cambodia with no trouble at all (once again on a practically empty flight - I don‘t get why more people don‘t go to Cambodia close to monsoon season. What’s a little rain and oppressive heat?). It was actually greatly pleasing to arrive someplace for once with which we were marginally familiar (like, I won’t get lost this time walking around the block - ye ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Vinh Long

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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