My Son

Get in there, My Son! The ruins of the Cham Dynasty.

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July 28th 2013
My Son is, for some, Vietnam's answer to Angkor Wat in Cambodia. For us it was merely a taste of what awaits us in a few weeks' time. It is possible to get up at 5am, hire a private driver and get there before the tourist hoardes arrive. 5am starts are not for us if they can be avoided, so we took a tour. 8am starts are still pretty tough but at least they are palatable. We had arrived ... read more

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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