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Same Same, But Different

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July 6th 2006
Arrived in Ho Chi Minh City and checked into Kim's Guesthouse. It was a bit more expensive than we had hoped at $9 for a triple room, but after walking round an Asian city for 1/2 an hour with a seriously heavy rucksack on your shoulders you're prepared to pay that little bit extra just to put your bag down! First impressions of Ho Chi Minh City were that of the legendary saying in Asia - "Same ... 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