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Pirates of Saigon

May 17th 2017
Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Tuesday, January 10, 2006 Pham Ngu Lao: the backpackers' area of Saigon, a magnet for foreign tourists and local expats like myself. After sunset, the streets are filled with hawkers and hustlers of every kind: from teenage girls selling photocopies of The Quiet American to phony beggar-women clasping sedated babies. Young Brits and American ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1

Vietnamese Flag 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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