Reunification Palace
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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 for... [read more]
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 for... [read more] Blog: Saigon: cross at your own risk
Date: November 25th 2008
Saigon (or Ho Chi Minh City as it is now officially called) is a crazy, busy and buzzing place. Having experienced Hanoi, Saigon seemed like more of a worldly city with large department stores, big cars and very big roads. At the airport we had some bargaining issues with the taxi driver who was about 18 years old, but in the end we made our deal and left for the guesthouse in Pham Ngu ... read more
Date: November 25th 2008
Saigon (or Ho Chi Minh City as it is now officially called) is a crazy, busy and buzzing place. Having experienced Hanoi, Saigon seemed like more of a worldly city with large department stores, big cars and very big roads. At the airport we had some bargaining issues with the taxi driver who was about 18 years old, but in the end we made our deal and left for the guesthouse in Pham Ngu ... read more
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I live in Amsterdam and try to spend every possible holiday traveling :)
My last trip was January-February this year, to Thailand, Laos and Myanmar / Burma. I've written blogs about my last trips to Asia (Indonesia, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia) and Central America (Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua)
My list of places to see seems to keep growing and growing....currently in my top 5: Argentina, Brazil, South Africa and New Zealand....oh and a few relaxing beach holidays, maybe Curacao? Hawaii? ;)
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