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Flower & Power - Chau Doc and Saigon

February 13th 2010
We got a new coach service from Kep in Cambodia over the boarder to Ha Tien in Vietnam with little fuss (we'd already got our visas) and got straight on a local bus north to a little town called Chau Doc. This place is a port on the river Hau Giang and is a good example of Southern Vietnam Mekong Delta living. We took a boat ride to see a village of floating houses that farm fish in cages undernea ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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