Saigon street propaganda

Saigon

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July 8th 2011
N..'s kind of on an accidental round the trip this summer. He's getting from Doha to Vancouver via Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia with a transit stop in Seoul and onto Vancouver through Seattle. First stop Saigon. The American war ended 35 years ago, and Saigon is a dynamic place with lots of energy. There's lots of travellers here. So many in fact, that street hawkers carry piles of Lonel ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1

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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