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Mekong Delta and the Vietnam war

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August 8th 2012
Who ever told us not to come in August - really got it wrong. Now maybe we were lucky but, for the last 9 days we have enjoyed nice warm sunny weather witnessing rain only on the days that we are to leave. We are off today and it's pouring just as it poured the day we left Hanoi. We definitly feel the difference in the heat between the North and the South. We were so happy that we started in ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Bac Lieu

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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