The Other Face of Saigon

January 22nd 2007
Our journey to Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon) was one I'd rather forget! The look of sheer horror on the Cabin Crew's face when 30 minutes into the flight, the thick grey clouds outside continued to throw the plane in every direction except, it felt, the way we wanted to go! Thankfully, however, we arrived in Saigon in one piece ready to embrace life on the road, Vietnam style.... ..."Thank you f ... read more

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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

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Neil Sargent

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Having just spent the past five years at Uni, I have decided to reward myself with a year out and I am taking myself off round the world! The plan is to start off in the South Pacific - Cook Islands & Fiji. I will then head to New Zealand for a short time before heading over to Australia where I will spend about 3 months including 4 weeks with my friends in Perth, WA over Christmas and New Year (Aussue, Aussie, Aussie - Oi Oi Oi)!! In January, I head up into South East Asia, where I will take in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Malaysia. Now that I am TEFL certified, I may try and find ... full info

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