Another Leg Trap

Good Morning Vietnam

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October 20th 2005
We arrived in Saigon to find a city similar to Pnom Penh. The streets were packed with motorcycles and we were constantly harrassed by people carrying baskets full of random things they wanted to sell us. The majority of people in Saigon rely on motorcycles for transportation, and at some stop lights you can see about 100 of them in a pack reving their engines. When you want to cross the road, the ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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