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Vietnam borders with China in the north, Laos and
Cambodia in the West, and the Pacific Ocean in the east. Its lies in the centre
of South-East Asia. Vietnam's territory stretches from Lung Cu village (Ha Giang
province) in the north to Rach Tau hamlet (Ca Mau province) in the south. It is
a S-shaped peninsula, with thousands of off-shore islands and archipelagoes; the
biggest of which are the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly)
Archipelagoes. Vietnam's mainland covers 331,689 square kilometers .
The immediate image in the minds of most people at the mention of Vietnam is
that of the war fought against the United States some twenty years ago. Most
people think of the country only in terms of the American conflict in Indochina.
The war ended nearly twenty years ago, and today, despite lingering signs of
past American involvement, the situation in Vietnam is markedly different.
People have finally begun to look at the country from another perspective, now
that travelers and tourists from the West are being welcomed into what was once
a forbidden country. It may take a bit more effort and tenacity to plan an
excursion into Vietnam than it would for another Southeast Asian country, but
Vietnam has much to offer in terms of culture and sights.
Source: asiatravel.com
