Chased by kids in the red sand dunes

Snails for tea in Vietnam!

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November 10th 2007
Ho Chi Minh City...still known as Saigon to some locals, what a crazy place to arrive! luckily i had been told about the motorbikes and traffic but i did face a huge dilema when trying to cross the road on my own with a huge rucksack on my back! There are more than 3 million motorbikes! Literally bikes coming from every direction.. i had been instructed that you just have to walk out onto the road ... 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