Whale Island at Sunset

Whale Island (aka Paradise) & Nha Trang

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June 4th 2006
Hi All I'm just back from 2 days of bliss on Whale Island. Since the last time i wrote the group did a long train journey from Hoi An to Nha Trang (10 hours!!). We kept ourselves amused by creating a pub quiz for the rest of the group - Ross and I being the quizmasters - i think we did a pretty good job! We didn't get to stay in Nha Trang for long which was such a shame as it looked so much f ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Khanh Hoa » Nha Trang

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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