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Toe Chi Minh City

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July 21st 2007
Han - Our next stop was Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) where we were due to get a flight back to Thailand. Unfortunately we gave ourselves a little too long there (8 days - ideal time allotted to HCMC is 2 days) so got a room with air-con & cable & were very lazy indeed. Probably the most fun we had was at the water park which has really scary water slides. I think this may have been where I contracted ... 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