Finding my happy place

Mekong Delta

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March 2nd 2017
Today we are off to the Making Delta. The bus ride from the hotel to the delta takes about two hours. Half way through the trip our bus driver pulled over to a Vietnam rest area. The rest areas are great places! They are usually run by one family and they set out a lot of hammocks and have a small convenience store and free wifi. Apparently these rest areas are all over Vietnam and are used mostly ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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