Fruit seller on the beach

Phu Quoc 2 - multiple dinners and snorkelling

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February 19th 2013
After a lazy day reading and eating on the beach (30p for a delicious mango she cut up for me), I decided to venture out onto the main road for dinner. Early, so no-one was actually in the restaurants at the end of the track, so I walked along the road (black was not the best colour to wear for this particular activity - you really need the scooters to see you in the dark!) until I found one that ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Kien Giang » Phu Quoc Island

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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