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Our final stop in Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City (Day 72 - 75 by Chris)

November 27th 2015
Friday 27th November 2015 Today we took another sleeper bus for the bargain price of £4 each for 5 hours south to Ho Chi Minh City, now going to be referred to as HCMC as its a pain in the bum to write. We arrived in the late afternoon and was dropped off just around the corner from the backpacker area of Bui Vien. We had chosen to stay at Giang Son hotel for 4 nights with a cost ... 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

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Hello readers, we'll take this moment to introduce ourselves. We are Gemma, by day a fashion buyer and Chris a recruiter and live in London. We've always loved the idea of packing up and flying off to explore the world but never quite found the right time or opportunity to do so. Luckily for Gemma the lovely ASOS were kind enough to give her an 8 month sabbatical to travel to all those places she's always wanted to see. Chris didn't take much convincing either, jumping at the chance to chuck in the daily commute, banish the suits to the back of the wardrobe and live out of a backpack for th... full info

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