Canyon in Mui Ne

Vietnam

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February 23rd 2007
N-N-N-N-Nineteen, Nineteen (Not hours to get here, although not too far off, but the Paul Hardcastle, Vietnam war song...anyone remember...no...just one for the oldies then!) Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City The quoted 11 hour journey on the Mekong Express actually took 15 hours from Siem Reap - Ho Chi Minh. To be honest the journey was actually more tolerable than I thought it would be, I ha ... 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