Sitting on the beach...

Phu Quoc dry hump.

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May 14th 2010
We jump on two motorbike taxis when we get off the boat - lucky thing too as it the pier we're dropped at the end of is half the distance of the journey! It is the end of the dry season so boats can't come in very far. All going swimmingly until I realise, as the roads get worse and worse, that my driver may be bouncing a little more than necessary when we go over bumps and is edging further a ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Kien Giang » Phu Quoc Island

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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