Encountering Cambodia and Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City, Tuesday 2016 February 23
February 23rd 2016 I have just come back from a boat trip to the extensive Can Tho wholesale market. Even though we left at 6:30 a.m., the serious business was over for the day and tourist boats abounded. On the 30 minute boat ride river traffic was constant - small boats and medium boats, all motor powered. As we entered the melee that was the market, we saw piles of small pineapples, something that looked like jic
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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 
