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Mekong: Cambodia side

Arrival in Vietnam - just the 2 of us

April 6th 2009
Despite the stern posters in the cafe, we sneakily set aside a few pastries at our all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet, true traveller style, and headed off to Phnom Penh port for the ferry to Chau Doc in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Had another interesting chat with a young Cambodian waiter whilst we waited; he told us how with the "financial crisis" lots of garment factories are closing in Cambodia and ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » An Giang » Chau Doc

Vietnamese Flag 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
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