Tunnel Entrance

South Vietnam - Saigon

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January 14th 2007
Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is as busy as any other Southeast Asian city I've visited, with the addition of more drivers.I can now officially say that the drivers here are crazy! There are millions of motorbikes in this town and they crawl through the streets in swarms, though I’ve yet to see an accident of any kind. They’re extremely efficient and smart drivers, and although they’re syst ... 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