HCMC

HCMC (Saigon)

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June 4th 2008
HCMC: We arrived in Saigon after about 7hrs by bus and a very bumpy bus at that, from Dalat. We got dropped off along a backpackers heaven steet, full of bars, restuarants and gueshouses, so we walked for a while until we found a bargain, only down fall was it was a fan only no air con, bad move, it was sooo hot! Found a chain bar called Le Pub (we saw Lou Carpenter in Hanoi at the same bar ... 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