Street Vendor

Hello from Ho Chi Minh City

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March 1st 2007
We arrived in Vietnam and straight out the the Airport it is a sea of touting taxi drivers. We picked a metered taxi as advised and were immmediately whisked away into the crazy city streets of Saigon. The only rule on the road is that there are no rules. The streets are so congested with taxis, trucks and bicycles and the millions of tooting scooters. Wow what an eye opener. ... 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