Snorkling Beach

Phu Quoc and Ho Chi Minh

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March 12th 2010
As you can see, our stay on Phu Quoc was rough- spending all day snorkling and lounging on the beaches. After a few days of relaxing on Phu Quoc, we spoiled ourselves some more and flew to Ho Chi Minh City. After our numerous unpleasant bus rides in Cambodia, including the time the bus caught fire (Andy forget to mention that in the last entry), we decided a flight would be more pleasant than ... 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