Lunch time

Nha Trang (16-19 January)

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January 19th 2010
We again caught an open bus trip from Dalat to Nha Trang (6 hours), the beach capital of Vietnam (according to Lonely Planet). Unfortunately, it wasn't beach weather as this part of the east coast is exposed to the winter monsoon (onshore northeasterly flow) at this time of year. As well as this, there was a tropical disturbance in the South China Sea, which only added to the overcast conditions w ... 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