Me with a different plane

Saigon

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March 4th 2011
So after racing through Cambodia next up is Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon as it used to be called. The first thing you notice is how many motorbikes there are, which is a hell of a lot. There must be 10 times as many as cars and they all whizz around rarely following the traffic signals. It makes crossing the road fun. You pretty much walk out and hope they dodge you. It's similar to Indi ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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