Cu Chi Tunnel Entrance. Spacious.

Vietnam in a Flash

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January 11th 2007
Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) Arrived at Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon) at around 7pm and totally shattered. I got royally screwed over by the taxi driver going to Di’s house; he charged me 400,000 dong (yes, dong) for a 30,000 dong trip. To be frank, he was a total C***. The evening didn’t get much better when it turned out that Di had decided to go out for dinner at that opportune moment, so I w ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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