More floating market

Settled in, in Ho Chi Minh!

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September 17th 2006
Howdy avid followers! Hope everyone is well and that by the time you read this Mayo are crowned the new All Ireland champions. (Sorry Hels) We left Phu Quoc in low spirits, feeling as though going forward was futile as the best had already past. However we arrived in Can Tho (the main city in the Mekong Delta) and quickly booked a boat trip to see the floating markets, in order to keep ourselves ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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