Houses on stilts

Tam Biet Vietnam

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March 28th 2011
The journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh took 2 days and was allegedly a 2 day river cruise to the Cambodian capital. This included a night in a “froating hotel” and having some flunky do all the boarder legwork and us just having to fill out a form but the reality was somewhat different but great fun and an amazing way to see the country. We left Saigon at 7am and boarded a bus and headed to a s ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » An Giang » Chau Doc

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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