Gunners hideout at Cu Chi

Ho Chi Minh City and the surrounding area

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January 26th 2011
The biggest city in Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh City, formally Saigon. It provided the base for visits to the Cu Chi tunnels, Mekong Delta and the War Remnants Museum before moving on to Cambodia. Some people say that Saigon is busier than Hanoi, but as far as I can tell, Hanoi is much more closed in and not as westernised. Hanoi is my preference of the two. On our first day in Saigon, we thought ... 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