Mountain-biking in Dalat

Dalat

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May 8th 2010
The sleeper bus is not as horrific as it sounds - it's only half full and I manage to find somewhere to put my legs. Before we know it, we're bouncing along a coastal road into Nha Trang at about 5am, with a big orange sun rising through the window. The beach is bustling with hundreds of people swimming in the sea and doing aerobics on the promenade. It's like we've stumbled on a secret world of e ... 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