Car Park!!!

Hot, Humid & Here!

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August 20th 2008
Yes we are here in HCMC (Saigon) - we had a "rocky" start with a 2 hour delay with our flight leaving Melbourne....but no real worries. We arrived here in the dark but as soon as we landed we felt the temperature change, not sure what it was, but I know if we knew we would probably have felt hotter! It was also raining and has been on and off all day but that hasn't spoilt any of our plans. We sta ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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