Hats and Shoes outside the temple

Tunnelling in the wet!

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December 8th 2006
We left the delightful seafood in Mui Ne and caught the ‘local’ bus to Saigon. The guy that sold us the tickets did neglected to mention this fact and we were a little surprised when it pulled up outside our guesthouse. With minimal fuss our bags were dumped in to the space next to the driver and before we had seats we were off again. The bus was already ¾ full but there was only one other we ... 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