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March 2nd 2015
We arrived in HCMC on an all day bus, the trip from Da Lat taking a gruelling 8 hours. The first impression I had was disbelief at how modernised the city was. We were dropped off in the centre and straight away I spied a KFC, a Subway and a Burger King all on the same street. The hostel was a 30 second walk from the bus stop but we were so disorientated that we got in a taxi. He drove around the ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1

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

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Matt Davies

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I'm heading off travelling on January 12th and thought it would be a great idea to update this blog with the weird and wonderful things that Dec and I find in the various places we explore! Pictures and descriptions will be uploaded throughout the 7 months away so please keep coming back to the blog for the updates. Checklist of countries (so far) include: - Thailand - Vietnam - Cambodia - Malaysia - Indonesia - Brazil - Argentina - Chile - Bolivia - Peru - New York Lots of places, so hopefully lots of stories. Wish us luck!... full info

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