Full view of " the beach."

Day 24: Farewell to our guide Way and hello Hue

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April 15th 2017
Geo: 16.4635, 107.585Last morning on "Violet" was a busy one. Again, I was the only one on the sun deck (funny, another Vietnamese misnomer!) supervising the crew with the setup of the deck and the unfurling of the sails. Every railing and piece of furniture is carefully cleaned and polished to start the day and all this happens while most people are catching their last few zzzzs. And ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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