Cam Lo with Thai family

Phong Nha Ke Bang

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July 9th 2009
We left Cam Lo this morning with 14 people in the Mercedes Van 15 seat to Phong Nha, Quang Binh province. We took duong mon Ho Chi Minh road and passed by Dong Hoi before reaching Phong Nha which is about 130 km from Cam Lo. The weather is beautiful with clear skies and temperature is a bit hot 35C. The Phong Nha caves are certainly bigger than the ones in HaLong bay and are recognized as UNESCO ... 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