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...the locals kept pointing at me...apparently i look a little asian in this hat!?
Conquering the last of Vietnam....The Mekong Delta

December 20th 2006
And so here we are - leaving Vietnam after 43 days of exploring an amazing country. Having conquered the North and most of in between, the only thing remaining on the 'to do' list was the Mekong Delta. Departing at 8am, we had a short bus ride to the pier, where we then boarded a ferry type boat to travel along the Mekong out of Saigon to My Tho, a large village/town in the Mekong Delta regi ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Tien Giang » My Tho

Vietnamese Flag 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
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