Crazy Traffic in Vietnam

Made it to Nam!

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July 18th 2008
Ho Chi Minh Well, Adam's cheap ploy to get people to comment on our blog worked- glad to see people are still reading! We are still in Vietnam and as we have a couple of free computers (and printing! - the small things that make one excited...) in our hotel it is the perfect time to get caught up on our travels here in Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) was a very interesting city- as ... read more

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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