Forbidden Purple City - Hue

Nam Sandwich

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September 9th 2006
Our arrival into Vietnam was a fairly painless affair. After a straight-forward border crossing, we got on a Vietnamese bus to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) run by the tour company "Happy Tours". You couldn't ever forget they were called Happy Tours, as the $5 bus ticket included a quick lesson in Vietnamese and endless information on what Happy Tours could do for you, all provided by a smili ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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