Pho!

Good Morning Vietnam

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May 5th 2011
The overnight trip from Sihanoukville over into Vietnam was maybe not the smoothest what with yet another extremely bumpy tuk tuk ride, 2 bus changes, passport and immigration control but we eventually made it to Saigon early Monday morning. We checked into a lovely little hotel which included breakfast, dinner and as much tea, coffee, juice or fruit as you could possibly want before going out ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1

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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