Central Post Office

Super Strawberry Shakes

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January 27th 2007
Our trip from Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam was fairly uneventful at best. We loaded on to a bus to the boarder and only got scammed out of 4000 dong ($0.25) for unnecessary Health Certificates, which we doubted their legitimacy as we passed over the money. Once in Vietnam we were welcomed onto a new bus with a friendly Vietnamese girl as our tour guide who gave us a few tips ... 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