Town Centre

Dalat (13-15 January)

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January 16th 2010
We took another bus trip from Mui Ne up into the central highlands to Dalat. The bus went via Phan Thiet and Di Linh, which was meant to be quicker than other buses which generally travel via the coastal road to Phan Rang and then inland up to Dalat. Whether it was quicker or not is debatable, but it meant we didn't have to travel the same road twice, as we planned to travel the road from Dalat t ... 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