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Flights and first thoughts!

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November 21st 2016
Well I finally did it, I made a blog. Partially to catalogue some of this journey and partially to prove to my very good friend Daniel that sometimes I'm actually good for my word! To be fair though I have only just arrived in Ho Chi Minh about 24 hours ago, even though I left about 44 hours before that. The flights and layovers were mostly uneventful for the most part. I did however meet a Cambod ... 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