The Mekong in Chau Doc

Chau Doc

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May 11th 2010
From Saigon we headed to a small town in the Mekong Delta called Chau Doc - it's the last town in Vietnam along the Mekong River. Rather than a motorbike taxi or car taxi, (Vietnam doesn't generally have Tuk Tuks for some reason), on arrival we opted for what can only be described as a bicycle-drawn cart - one each from the bus station into town. When we set out on this journey I'd like to point o ... 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