Mark in Cu Chi tunnel manhole

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

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November 1st 2012
Day 45 Today we woke up in Dalat and had a spicy pork baguette for breakfast before taking an 8 hour sleeper bus to Saigon! The journey was long and quite draining so when we arrived at 4pm we sat down outside what, according to the sign, was a cafe. After ordering drinks from what seemed a rather inappropriately dressed waitress, we went inside to use the loo and saw lots more inappropr ... 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