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Risking Life and Limb in Saigon...

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March 31st 2009
We hopped the bus from Can Tho and made our way to one of my must-sees on this trip; Ho Chi Minh City! (Well, Saigon as most the locals still call it...)... I was really excited to get exploring, so after finding our hotel in the Pham Ngu Lao area and dealing with a reservation mix-up we dumped our stuff and headed out into the fray... If I were to pick one word to describe this city it would ... 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