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Vietnam - Southern (HCMC, Phu Quoc Island and Cu Chi tunnels)

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December 11th 2007
Sunday 2 December 2007 After finally crossing the border into Vietnam we continued on the bus to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) or Saigon as the locals refer to it. It was a much smoother ride on the Vietnamese side of the border as the Cambodian highway had been undergoing road works - which is great for development but bad for trying to nap on a bus. Before arriving we managed to converse ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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