down in the tunnels

Farewell Saigon and Vietnam

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December 14th 2006
Saigon, what a city! Probably my favourite city so far. The people here were great. More friendly than the north and the night life...well, bad news for the liver im afraid!!! We expected a larger version of hanoi but it is quite different. The traffic was worse than hanoi....sounds impossible but it was but the streets were wider here so it didnt seem as closterphobic as hanoi. We stayed here f ... 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