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Phu Quoc (Dusty Fishy Island)

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January 9th 2011
We made our way out to HCMC airport for the 1 hour flight to Phu Quoc, a small island west of Vietnam mainland, in the Gulf of Thailand... It is actually only about 11km from the Cambodian border and more than 70 kms from any part of mainland Vietnam, but the island is definately Vietnamese (also has a strong military presence to disuade Cambodia from asserting it's theoretical claim on the territ ... 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