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Crossing a Border to a World Apart!

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August 14th 2007
Hola Guys and Gals So, there's quite a bit to tell you since we left Cambodia. So here goes! The bus journey from Phnom Penh to HCMC (Ho Chi Minh City formally Saigon) was okay, probably one of the most comfortable so far and it was made all the better that we didn't have to pay some ridiculous fee or squeeze into any buses with Chemical waste or batteries in them! Gre ... 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