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21 Feb 2012 - Arrival in Saigon

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March 16th 2012
After thrashing about tieing up all the necessities for a long vacation - bills paid in advance, farewelling all our family and friends and making sure that Sarah is settled into our house - its with some relief that we arrive at Tullamarine airport for our departure. The whole family - Gina and I, Sam and Ellen - are departing on the same flight but will eventually go seperate ways, Ellen and Sam ... 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