Back to the chaos of Saigon streets

A long journey home and washing clothes on a plane

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February 27th 2012
We awoke to our alarm at around 6 am and wearily got out of bed knowing we would be traveling for the next 24 hours with 3 different flights. The first flight was a domestic flight between Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh. With 4 hours before our next flight to Singapore and some extra Dong in our pockets, we wandered around the streets of Ho Chi Minh surrounding the airport. This is a further advantage ... read more

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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