Vietnam! Phu Quoc Island & Vinh Long Photo 14

Vietnam! Phu Quoc Island & Vinh Long

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March 13th 2011
Our journey over the border to Phu Quoc Island was a long one. After a boring bus ride and time consuming border crossing, we bought what we thought was a "fast boat ticket", but ended up on some falling apart, old rickety thing that took 4 uncomfortable hours! It was all worth it though. Phu Quoc isn't your standard backpacker destination, with parts of the island dominated by upmarket resorts ... 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