Snakes preserved in rice wine

A day down the Mekong River

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October 14th 2012
This was a full day's trek. It seems getting to places takes a long time, but they are usually pretty good when you get there. The Mekong is muddy, wide and looks mighty deep. We saw many more stilt houses and many many houseboats. I don't think we'd want to live on one, they are pretty basic! Some are travelling shops e.g. come into the delta with load of pineapples, sweet po ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Vinh Long

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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