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Sunday - Leaving HCMC

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July 25th 2014
Sunday it was time to pick up the Stray bus again and meet the new tour guides Josh and Tuan. I had met Josh before when I picked up the bus in Laos between Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng. The new group consists of 3 guys and all the rest are girls totalling 15. There are people from UK, Australia, Germany, Ireland, USA and Switzerland. As usual I'm the old biddy of the group lol. We ... 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