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Saigon or Ho Chi Minh

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August 21st 2006
21 August, Monday... Our little bus pulled into Saigon (apparantly how the locals still refer to it although Thom did manage to offend someone) sometime between 5 and 6 this morning. Did the usual runaround of hotels before picking one because we got fed up and wanted a shower. Went to the market and started haggling over a fake Rolex, is $10 too much?, but didn't buy in the end. Food in a rest ... 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