Floating market

Mekong Delta

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November 2nd 2012
Day 48 Today we had an early start to begin a three day trip which would take us from Saigon to Phnom Penh (Cambodia), through the Mekong Delta. We left Saigon by bus and took the National Highway to My Tho where we transferred to a small boat and visited Unicorn Island where we saw a bee keeper, drank honey tea and got to hold a large snake! After lunch we took another short boat tri ... 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