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Day 21 More Mekong River & to Chau Doc

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August 9th 2015
Day 21 Mekong Up at 5.30am for the floating markets. We had breakfast then walked down to the pier with Huong our guide. Many tourists were waiting for boats, but like yesterday Lesley and i had a private boat to ourselves! Houng continued with the colourful stories of tigers, crocodiles and legends. We sailed for about 30 mins to the floating markets. It wasn't what I expected. I'd seen phot ... 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