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Saigon, Day 1

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February 9th 2014
Hello, lovely friends and family, as well as random strangers with time on their hands! China Southern airline worked very very well for the second year in a row. An hour late leaving Guangzhou on the second leg, which gave us time to correct the naff information re gate number given by Mr Helpful. Through Saigon immigration in record time, as the company we got our VOA letter from had also att ... 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