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Floating down the Mekong river
How did the Englishman cross the road...?

March 2nd 2008
Saigon - Local Beer : Saigon beer (very original) Well, Gooooooood Mooooooorning from Vietnam! We finally arrived in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly ‘Saigon’) after a mad dash over the border from Cambodia. We endured a 6 hour coach ride on the bumpiest, squeakiest bus in the fleet and just our luck, me and my intrepid traveling companion (the wife) were allocated seats on the back row of th ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnamese Flag 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
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