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Saigon / Ho Chi Ming City, Vietnam

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October 21st 2007
We arrived in Saigon early in the morning after the night bus from Nha Trang. Saigon is very like Hanoi traffic wise but the streets are much wider so it doesn't feel as clostrophobic. We checked into one of the guesthouses in the backpacker area of the city and headed out for the day. Starting with Ben Thanh Market, this is a four storey high market cramed full of everything you can think of, a ... 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