ben thanh market

good morning vietnam

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February 15th 2008
although time was mostly spent in the south of vietnam, great intro to the country. We crossed the border into vietnam through cambodia, most efficient border crossing yet! or i guess finally... everything seems efficient after cambodia. we arrived in ho chi minh city, also known as Saigon, and made our way to the backpacker core... a street similar to khoa san road in bangkok, minus the vendors 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