Sand dunes in Mũi Né

My motorcycle trip to Phan Thiet

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October 9th 2006
My motorcycle trip to Phan Thiet was fabulous. I was very lucky to meet a friend from long ago who wanted to go with me. Thao happened to be in Viet Nam at the same time and had wanted to do a trip like this. All my preparation paid off. The roads we took were nicely paved, went through picturesque villages and skirted the ocean, and best of all, hardly used by trucks or cars. On the way to P ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Binh Thuan » Mui Ne

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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