Booby trap

November 7th 2005
Russell - So at last a day away from the maddness of Ho Chi Minh traffic. We took a half day tour to the Chu Chi area of Vietnam where resistance fighters fought against the Americans in the Vietnam war. We set out with our tour guide Mr. Bins who to be fair was crazy. He was a proud veteran except he had fought for the Yanks and after 30 years of being called a Yankee lackey seems to have caus ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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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Lindsay Clarke

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We are Lindsay and Russell, both from the UK. After living for (quite a few!) years in London, we decided that we had had enough, and spent 11 months travelling around the world like we always wanted to! Our route took us through South-east Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia & Singapore), Australia and South Pacific (New Zealand, Fiji, Rarotonga) and North America (LA, British Columbia and Alberta, Toronto and Montreal, New York). Unfortunately our trip had to end (why?) and we have now moved to lovely Leeds in West Yorkshire where we have settled for the foreseeable future...... full info

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