Side street accomodation

Millionaires in Saigon

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May 28th 2010
It feels good to arrive in a new country, go to the ATM and become instant millionaires. The only downside was that we were dealing in Vietnamese Dong and there are 28,000 of them to the pound. Nonetheless, being millionaires felt nice and helped with the inflated room rates in comparison to Thailand. In Saigon the going rate for a half decent room was around $10-$20, which is a lot of Dong, but w ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1

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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