We left behind the blues & rock

Celebrating in Saigon, boating the Mekong, and beaching it

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January 1st 2009
We took a bus from Phnom Penh to Saigon and wow what a difference. There's been quite a revival since they eschewed communism. Nice parks, museums and restaurants. But the traffic is the scariest ever. There are very few signals and millions of motor bikes. We learned from watching the locals that to cross the street you have to wait for the cars to go by and then you step into the road and t ... 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