Tunnel Rat

Ho Chi Minh City AKA Siagon

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May 3rd 2009
We arrived into Saigon early in the morning after a great train journey aboard a very comfortable carriage on the Reunification Express. All the trains we traveled on in Vietnam arrived early so we've had a few scrambles out of the bed, grabbing the backpacks as quickly as we could before the train pulled out of the station again. We visited the War Remnants Museum and the Cu Chi Tunnels here. The ... 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