Chillin' on the boat

Torrential Rains & Two-wheeled Terrors in Vietnam

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October 27th 2010
Rightly or wrongly we decided quite early on that we would judge a country by it's border crossing. Vietnam faired well. No lengthy queues, no finger print scanning (a niggle of mine) and no stern officials that make you look shifty through nerves rather than any illegal activity. Our trip from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) went well. Driving in to Saigon was a bit mental. There w ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Khanh Hoa » Nha Trang

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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