Saigon streets

Noodling in Vietnam

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June 18th 2009
Finally, after weeks of arriving back in the Philippines, I was able to realign things about our recent adventure trip. Adventure because four of us went to Vietnam not on a usual package tour or booked in a fancy hotel but we arrived in Saigon without any bookings, just the guest house address. If there were adventures, of course there were misadventures. Part of life’s balancing act probably ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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