Trung-Hung Buu Toa Pagoda

Ho Chi Minh City and Back!

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January 17th 2015
A train ride away! HCMC is not that far from Quang Ngai! It was only a 4-hour trip via the local train to DaNang and then an hour's flight to Ho Chi Minh City, better known to some of us as Saigon. Took the train in the middle of the night at 4:20 am, arriving at 8:30 or so and then caught a motorbike ride the 3 or 4 kilometers to the airport -- but luckily in the interim, a local tourguide/motorb ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast

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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