The Boat to Chau Doc

The Mekong & the Land of Redtape

---

January 19th 2007
After a 2 AM bedtime the 6 AM departure from Phnom Penh was a bit of a rude awakening. Surprisingly Adam, the 6'6" Scottish boy, showed up to become my Vietnam travel companion. Non too happy at that hour I might add! Overall I have to say it was a great day. A group of about 10 tourists climbed onto a minibus to the boat dock & began our tourney down the Mekong Delta to Chau Doc, Vietnam. On the ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » An Giang » Chau Doc

---

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