Streets of Saigon

Stranded in Saigon

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April 5th 2008
Crossing the border into Vietnam was a bit of a faff. First of all they led us off the bus and took our passports, disappeared for some time, and returned appearing to have done nothing whatsoever, then piled us back onto the bus and drove about 20 yards down the road where we had to get off again. We were taken into Vietnam immigration, where we had to wait to be called individually by a stony- ... 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