Mekong Delta

Hot and sweaty in the Mekong Delta

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March 11th 2012
This is kind of out of order but i'm trying to keep all the Saigon stuff together! 11 – 13th March Mekong Delta Trip This was a 2 night 3 day trip exploring around the rivers and towns of the Mekong Delta in the southern tip of Vietnam. The bus we were on contained a mixture of people doing 1, 2 and 3 day trips so I guess we should have realised at that point it was going t ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta

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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