Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City March 28th 2010
SAIGON 12 - 15 MARCH
Although we had to yomp for around 10 minutes from Bui Vien we found good digs on a small cul de sac on Co Bac which is still in district 1 but just far enough away from the noise and chaos of the tourist track. $21 got us a top floor room in the Quynh Kim probably one of our favourite rooms yet. A/C was a must as the temperature seemed to increase the further south we ... 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
We are Dave & Anna,been travelling together for quite a few years now and alsways intend to blog as we travel but never find the time.
After years of travelling and writing journals we are determined to write a blog during our next trip. we have bought a new netbook for the purpose and are getting ready for take off on 5th of Jan. we fly form LHR to Bangkok and intend to spend a month in thailand before moving on to Cambodia and vietnam maybe laos if we get time. its a 3 monther the same as last year when we dragged our selves through much of south america. that entailed 5000 miles on over ... full info