Sài Gòn - Tết 2013 (the Year of the Snake) February 10th 2013 Greetings from Sài Gòn and Happy New Year! This is a special Tết (Vietnamese lunar new year) for our family. My sister, who lives in Sài Gòn, had a baby boy two months ago. My nephew is half Vietnamese and half Swedish as my sister married a Swedish man working in the same company two years ago. We decided that all members of our family would fly from Hanoi to Sài Gòn and celebrate Tết w ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City 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
I am a Hanoi_girl who loves to travel. When working for a Japanese construction company in Hanoi, I had the chance to travel to 28 countries and to all the 63 provinces in Vietnam, including 25 trips to Huế city. Egypt, Mongolia and Italy are my love, and other favorite countries are Australia, France, New Zealand, Nepal, Fiji, Japan, India, Indonesia, Belgium, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China (8 trips, 15 cities), South Korea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Cambodia (3 trips), Brunei Darussalam, the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Laos (3 trips), Malaysia (4 trips), Singap... full info