From the hotel room's window

March 8th 2009
After Cambodia we headed to Saigon, Vietnam The bus ticket was ridiculously cheap, US 7$ per person from Phnom Penh to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city). Everything went OK when travelling to Vietnam. Bus dropped us before the border and we walked to passport control. Luckily we realised early enough our passports were eligible for free 15-day visas so we did not need to apply Vietnam's visa at all! It se ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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Maarit @ Finland

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Couple years travelling behind, who knows how many to go!? I am a young Finnish woman, at the moment living and studying in Finland. Originally I started TravelBlog to keep my family and friends in touch with my journeys and also write something down for myself. This blog contains e.g. my student exchange period in Singapore and journeys after that elsewhere in Asia. I apologize for any inaccuracies or assumptions in my blog, I try my best - sometimes it isn't good enough - sometimes it is...here's the photos, look around, comment if feel so and enjoy! ... full info

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