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Monday, December 05, 2011

Vung Tau - Background - Part I

Let's start with a small introduction of Vung Tau then. This place is small coastal city about 125 Km from the Saigon. It first came into prominence as an R&R stop for Americans and Australians during the 'Nam war. And after that once they found OIL here, it turned into the only oil town in the whole of Vietnam. So when you compare it to the rest of the country, you'll find that the people here are pretty well off from small businesses supporting the oil and sea-port industries. It's proximity to Ho Chi Minh makes it an ideal place for the locals to make this a weekend getaway. So that makes VT a town with an inordinately large number of Cafes, Bars and Restaurants.

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