Saigon 002

Southeast Vietnam and a little bit of the Central

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November 25th 2010
Now we have spent 10 days in Vietnam and we are liking the country so far. Last week we arrived in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). After a day in HCMC we went the next day to the Mekong Delta to see the floating markets. Well, it was nice to see but that’s about it, nothing special. So we left Wednesday, the 17th to Mui Ne and stayed in nice Resort for little money with access to the beach for four ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast

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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