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Sheraton...I mean Saigon...I mean Ho Chi Minh City

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February 19th 2012
We woke up early in Phnom Phen and got picked up to take our 7h bus to Ho Chi Minh City(Saigon). It was an uneventful trip, with the exception of the exciting border crossing between Cambodia and Vietnam, which we spent catching up on the TV show Big Bang Theory (thanks to the iPad). Under the name Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City was the capital ... 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