Singapore, Vietnam & Malaysia 2005 107

Vietnam

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December 21st 2005
I decided that I would spend my birthday, Christmas and New Years Eve in Asia. I flew into Singapore, and had about an 8 hour stopover on my way to Vietnam. This wasnt so bad, as the airport has a lot to see and do. But after the first few hours, I was beginning to regret not going out to see the town for a while. Once I was in Saigon, Hong met me at the airport and took me to my hotel. We ... 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