Day care center or cafe?

War Remnants and Spa Treatments in Sweaty Saigon

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February 24th 2009
We finally got moving for the day and realized we were both thirsty and starving, as we had skipped dinner the night before (imagine that!?). So we asked the front desk to show us where we can get some breakfast. Well, like in Hanoi…hand-drawn maps of HCMC don’t work. Or we are just really stupid. Anyway, we ended up going in the complete opposite direction and were getting hotter, grumpie ... 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