View from Fung's ride

Saigon, Saigon

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October 23rd 2008
So this is the first sentence of the first entry of the first blog I’ve ever tried to keep. Let’s see how long I can stick with it… I certainly don’t expect to be updating this every couple of days but after such an exhilarating introduction to Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City, I thought it would be best for me to get that first entry under the belt or else I would be playing catch-up from the st ... 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