Sunrise over Nha Trang

Nha Trang

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June 13th 2009
Hopped on the 6 AM flight to Nha Trang, the most famous beach town in Vietnam. Coincidentally, they're having the Sea Festival this week so the town is extra crowded. It's a.........mazing just lying on the beach and doing nothing. I did just exactly as Mahoney said, lied on the beach with a beer on my hand and read. The only downside about the sea festival is that the beach is even more dirty ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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