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October 13th 2009
Saigon, Vietnam The locals prefer to call this city Saigon rather than Ho Chi Minh City, and after visiting, it seems to be a much more endearing name. We flew in over what looked like patty fields and amazing scenery. I have never seen anything quite like it. Once we got through the 'health' scanners, immigration (which is a very serious business mind you!) and customs we finally got ... read more

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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

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I am a community service coordinator/drug & alcohol support worker and live in Adelaide, South Australia (for now :)). I have done a bit of travelling in the last couple of years, throughout Asia mostly, and am heading to New Zealand in a few weeks. This time I will be travelling solo which is both exciting and worrying!! :/ I love my job/s but they can be quite tiring both physically and mentally and travelling seems to offer me the 'space' I need to find that calm & happy place again :) I get so excited about seeing the world, meeting new people & getting out of my ... full info

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