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Vote up! 51 Vote down! -20	default	Luxury serviced apartment with 3 bedrooms, surface west lake, fully furnished for rent in Xuan Dieu street, Tay Ho dist, HaNoi, by Anonymous on 2013-08-01 08:37	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 08:37	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 56 Vote down! -22	default	2 bedroom west lake surface serviced apartment for rent in Xom Chua, Dang Thai Mai street, Tay Ho district, Ha Noi, Viet Nam by Anonymous on 2013-08-01 08:34	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 08:34	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 39 Vote down! -29	default	Modern furniture serviced apartment, 1 bedroom for rent in Au Co street, Tay Ho district, Ha Noi by Anonymous on 2013-08-01 08:32	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 08:32	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 53 Vote down! -25	default	2 bedroom very luxury serviced apartment for rent in West Lake, Xuan Dieu street, Tay Ho dist, Ha Noi, Viet Nam by Anonymous on 2013-08-01 08:31	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:25	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 41 Vote down! -21	default	Beautiful 2 bedrooms serviced apartment in Dang Thai Mai street, Tay Ho dist, Ha Noi, Viet Nam by Anonymous on 2013-08-01 08:30	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:25	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 40 Vote down! -22	default	3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, very luxury serviced apartment for rent in Xuan Dieu street, Tay Ho dist, Ha Noi, Viet Nam by Anonymous on 2013-08-01 08:23	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:25	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 28 Vote down! -13	default	Luxury duplex serviced apartment with 2 bedrooms for rent in Dang Thai Mai street, Tay Ho dist, Ha Noi, Viet Nam by Anonymous on 2013-08-01 08:22	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:25	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 83 Vote down! -68	default	West lake view luxury serviced apartment with 1 bedroom for rent in Tay Ho dist, Ha Noi by Anonymous on 2013-08-01 08:21	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:25	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 127 Vote down! -92	default	1 bedroom very nice serviced apartment for rent in Thuy Khue street, Tay Ho dist, Ha Noi by Anonymous on 2013-08-01 08:19	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:25	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 21 Vote down! -17	default	Rental 2 bedrooms luxury serviced apartment in Xuan Dieu street, Tay Ho dist, Ha Noi by Anonymous on 2013-08-01 08:18	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:25	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 31 Vote down! -21	default	3 bedroom luxury serviced apartment in facing west lake for rent in Nghi Tam area, Tay Ho dist, Ha Noi, Vietnam by Anonymous on 2013-08-01 08:16	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:26	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 126 Vote down! -93	default	1 bedroom nice serviced apartment in To Ngoc Van street for rent by Anonymous on 2013-08-01 08:15	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:26	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 31 Vote down! -17	default	2 bedroom very nice cheap serviced apartment for lease in lane 310 Nghi Tam, Tay Ho dist, Ha Noi by Anonymous on 2013-08-01 08:14	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:26	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 25 Vote down! -16	default	Very brand new serviced apartment with 1 bedroom for rent in Xom Chua, Dang Thai Mai street, Tay Ho dist, Ha Noi by Anonymous on 2013-08-01 08:13	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:26	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 50 Vote down! -14	default	Fully furnished serviced apartment with 1 bedroom, close to west lake for rent in To Ngoc Van street,Tay Ho dist, Ha Noi by Anonymous on 2013-08-01 08:11	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:26	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 44 Vote down! -21	default	2 bedroom beautiful serviced apartment in west lake area, tay ho dist for rent now by Anonymous on 2013-08-01 08:09	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:26	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 50 Vote down! -14	default	Perfect serviced apartment for rent in Dang Thai Mai street, Tay Ho dist, Ha Noi, Viet Nam by Anonymous on 2013-07-31 18:23	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:26	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 49 Vote down! -20	default	Very luxury serviced apartment with 2 bedrooms, west lake view, tay ho dist, ha noi by Anonymous on 2013-07-31 18:22	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:26	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 46 Vote down! -14	default	2 bedroom well furnished nice serviced apartment in Nghi Tam village, Tay Ho dist, Ha Noi for rent by Anonymous on 2013-07-31 18:20	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:26	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent
Vote up! 42 Vote down! -13	default	Beautiful serviced apartment with 1 bedroom in Dang Thai Mai street, Tay Ho dist, Ha Noi to le by Anonymous on 2013-07-31 18:17	by Anonymous 2013-08-01 11:26	Real Estate, Houses and Rooms for Rent

Where is Saigon?

It's not wrong to wonder where in the world Saigon is.

Saigon is the name of the city now officially known as Ho Chi Minh City. But most people who call Saigon home call their home Saigon and it's mostly tourists who I hear refer to it as Ho Chi Minh City (or Ho Chi Minh Ville for the French).

After the Vietnam/American War ended in 1975, many place names ceased to exist such as Saigon, South Vietnam, and plenty of street names.

Tu Do is now Dong Khoi, Thong Nhat is Le Duan. And Tan Son Nhut Airport is now Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Rue Paul Blanchy has been Hai Ba Trung since the 1950s.

Those who haven't seen Vietnam for decades will be confused not just by the geographical changes but the incredible amount of development and modernization that has since taken place.

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