Market lunch

1. Arriving in Vietnam

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March 25th 2007
1st Entry... Well we arrived at Saigon airport an hour later than planned due to the plane “not having all of the things that it needed to fly yet (from Sydney)”???. After collecting our baggage we steeled ourselves for the Saigon taxi-drivers onslaught only to be pleasantly surprised to find a counter from which one could purchase $US5 taxi vouchers to the city. We no sooner bought the vouch ... 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