De Tham (1858-1913)

Jekyll and Hyde Street: The Two Faces of De Tham

May 21st 2017
Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Sunday, August 12, 2012 Expats visiting Ho Chi Minh City in search of a good time will inevitably gravitate to Pham Ngu Lao, the backpackers' area of District 1, where the restaurants are cheap and the bars rock till early morning. The action is concentrated into four streets: Pham Ngu Lao, Bui Vien, Do Quan Dau and De Tham. De Tham (named after t ... 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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Kevin Mulqueen

I've been teaching English for 48 years - in England, Egypt, Tanzania, Argentina, Venezuela, Ghana and now Vietnam. At 71, I'm still going strong and have no wish to retire. I enjoy my job, which gives me plenty of time to relax and travel. In toto, I've visited 66 countries. I'm married to a Vietnamese woman and have been living in Ho Chi Minh City since 2001. Outside of work I am a chess fanatic (Tanzanian National Champion in 1991), devotee of blues and jazz music, imbiber of fine malt whiskies (especially from Islay), bibliophile (Shakespeare, Thomas Hardy, Brian Moore, Philip Larkin, Di... full info

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