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Vietnam - with ease (Saigon to Hoi An)

October 29th 2005
Arriving in Saigon (or Ho Chi Minh if you hold with the politics - the locals didn't seem to) we found a hotel. Later that night we had a look around and settled into the new culture. There were only a few things we wanted to get out of this city - time willing, one being the Chu Chi tunnels, built and lived in for 20 years by the Viet Cong (formerly the Viet Minh), and the other was the museu ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnamese Flag 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
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