Tourist Offices

Everywhere you go in SE Asia has tourist offices offering trips where you are herded like sheep from one 'site' to another via long souless stints in cramped buses. HCMC is no exception.

Good Afternoon Vietnam!

May 20th 2007
We didn't arrive in Ho Chi Minh (formerly known as Saigon) until 2pm hence the title! We had booked the Mekong Express Bus which left Phnom Penh at 7am..however we had to be ready at 5.50am for the van to pick us up and take us to the bus station! I must confess that both James and I were happy to leave Phnom Penh, we were getting quite bored. The journey took about 7 hours in all, includin ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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

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