Martin

Road to Camboida via Ho Chi Minh City

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April 14th 2006
Martin: We sat in a deadly silence, awaiting our doom. Sweat slowly began to ooze from our pores and trickle down our faces as the clock neared the arrival time of the bus. 18:00… No bus. This was tormenting, the clock slowly ticking. Ten past… still nothing… quarter past… nothing. Every minute that passed was tense with the evil 24-hour bus’s imminent arrival. For a while there was a sm ... 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