Sleeper Bus

Sick in Saigon/ The Asian Tattoo

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May 27th 2008
Finally, three months of nonstop travelling have caught up with me and I am sick as a dog in Saigon, luckily I am staying at my friend Sonja's house and have a nice comfortable room with a computer and some Internet access so that I can update my blog. I last left you right before the sleeper bus experience which I will call just that, an experience. I booked the ticket for myself, an American gi ... 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