Vietnam-Mekong 004

Mekong Delta

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May 17th 2010
So after spending a couple of days in Ho Chi Minh City, I could no longer stand the noise, the humidity and the traffic, so I got the hell out of Dodge and went on a 2 day Mekong Delta tour. The motivation was two fold - first the tour came highly recommended by the British girl I met in Saigon a couple of days ago, and second, I really miss the beach and there is this idyllic island right off th ... 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