Floating Market in Mekong Delta

Tour along the Mekong Delta

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December 28th 2006
Scott, Darren, Paula and I start off on our 2 day Mekong Delta Tour at 7.00am its about a 5 hour drive to get there, whereupon we get on a boat to go down the river and which takes us to a stop to get on some smaller boats. We stopped for lunch at a local home, I was very hungry, but to my disappointment again (so far the food in Vietnam has been crap) we had noodles, which are instant noodles an ... 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