merry Xmas

Saigon & Mekong Delta

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January 20th 2008
Saigon is a mad house. As i said in my last email (central highlands), we nearly had our legs chopped off my passing motorbikes, and had several near misses. We booked into the Vuong Hoa, and paid an extortionate price for a rather ordinary room. We stayed there 2 nights, but the staff were so rude, that we ended up moving. There are several hotels in hotel alley, off Pham Ngu Lao. Bi Bee is great ... 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