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Tropical Paradise to Claustrophobic Tunnels

September 6th 2006
We boarded a speed boat in Rach Gia, a small town in Vietnam, and headed on a three hour journey to the Vietnamese Island Phu Quoc. Over the years, Cambodia and Vietnam have battled for control of this island several times. It is kinda strange that this island is part of Vietnam, because it is directly under Cambodia. Anyhow, as we boarded the speed boat we were lead upstairs to a plush upper ... read more

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

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

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