Row boats through the canals

Mekong Delata and Cu Chi tunnels

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December 29th 2012
Both up early, I'm off for a day trip to the Mekong Delta and Richard is off to the Cu Chi tunnels. My trip started after a 2 hour drive to the Mekong. The river is one of the worlds greatest and the delta one of the worlds largest. Originating in Tibet it flows 4500km through, China, Burma, Laos until it reaches Phnom Phen and splits before making its way into Vietnam and splitting seve ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Ben Tre

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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