Nha Trang

Gold Coast in Vietnam

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October 6th 2006
We leave the mountains and head back to the coast. The next stop on our "Open Ticket" (allowing us to travel on buses up and down the country) is Nha Trang. Many backpackers seem to get stuck here for a fair while - god knows why. We have noticed though that most of these people seem to come from the colder climates of the UK, and Nordic nations and one can only assume they've not encountered a ... read more

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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