Still in Saigon 3 happy students in school uniform

Still in Saigon

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October 26th 2006
Day five and still in rich, vibrant, noisy polluted Saigon !!!!! Thanks for all the comments everyone, its good to know i am being "watched" After 5 nights in my hotel for a cost of 70 canadian dollars total i have rented a "small room and bathroom in heart of Saigon. This move should cut my costs in half and give me the luxory of taking day trips out and about the country side and still ... 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