Ben Thanh Market

Ho Chi Minh City

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October 8th 2010
We could not have been more excited to arrive in Vietnam that night! Our flight arrived just before midnight and, although we had not booked a hotel room, we had read up on all the scams against tourists and felt like we handle ourselves…Turns out we overestimated our abilities a tad… Walking outside the small, deserted airport, we were ambushed by taxi drivers of all kinds, some legit, some ... 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