Saigon

Saigon

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October 11th 2007
Hi everyone. Hope everyone's ok. We flew into Ho Chi Minh City, aka Saigon on 11th Oct and headed to the backpacker's area. After treating ourselves to nice hotels we decided to conserve some cash and try out budget rooms ($13 per night) as recommended by our bible, the Lonely Planet (thanks Julie best b'day present ever). Basic but most importantly spotlessly clean with really nice breakfast i ... 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