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Ho Chi Minh City

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May 15th 2010
Well, I made it to Ho Chi Minh City aka Saigon. What a difference from Thailand. Right off the bat, I got ripped off by a taxi driver on the way from the airport. I read about sneaky taxi drivers up here, but after a relaxing month in Thailand, I had my guard down, it was late, I was tired and after arguing with the taxi driver for 5 minutes, I swallowed my pride and paid the extra 10 USD he wante ... read more

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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