Beaches

Train to Saigon

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December 6th 2008
Today I am travelling to Saigon on the train it is 31hrs 2 nights and one full day. I am sharing my 4 bed cabin with 2 50/60 year old Vietnamese with a young I assume grandson of about 4 or 5. They don’t speak English but from what we can communicate they have been visiting there children who work in Hanoi, they live in the suburbs of Saigon. During the day I played with the child and communicat ... 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