Saigon center

Ho Chi Mingh City and Mekong Delta

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February 10th 2008
We toured Vietnam with a local group from Vancouver, WA., Feb. 2009. This was our tour guide's first tour in this country. There were a few mix-ups and bumps along the way! However, the beautiful country of Vietnam, the friendly Vietnamese people, and our fun traveling group more than made up for this. We started in Ho Chi Mingh City (Saigon) and finished in Hanoi. The floating market ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta

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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