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Good morning Vietnam!!! Please don't let us die crossing the road...

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March 19th 2010
March 18th - 21st Arriving in Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City as it is called now we were agog at how western it all is. Driving through the sprawling metropolis we saw department stores, ‘proper’ shops, car showrooms and restaurants that wouldn’t look out of place in London. Not to mention traffic lights and roundabouts! It even has a Vietnamese version of Starbucks, Highlands Coffee, which ... 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