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Round One - HCMC (Saigon)

July 3rd 2011
We've located the driver. Walked to the car. Tossed our bags and ourselves inside. The road out is smooth until we reach the city. Horns are blazing. Brakes squelching. People nodding. Traffic moves without traffic lights. Vehicles go off in every direction. People are crammed 3, 4 and 6 deep on mopeds. Mopeds veer in and out of cars, taxis, vans and trucks. Buses whirl past at break neck spee ... read more
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Vietnamese Flag 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
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