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From HCM to Phu Quoc! Bday on the beach!

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April 18th 2016
So birthday boy is 54 today and we are at HCM airport about to board for Phu Quoc - beach bday bungalow awaits! We have had a wonderful couple of days in Saigon - feel blessed to have experienced such simplicity amongst craziness! Cyclotour was a great way to explore the City! From perfumed flower market to fresh stripped sugar cane on the sides of the roads. We lit a candle and said a pr ... read more

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

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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