Saigon River

Biking in Saigon and other stuff

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September 26th 2016
Xin chao! Hi. I've got way behind here so a quick catch-up. I booked a Beer, bike and Pho cycle tour with Le Vietnam Bicycle Tours. Turned out I was the only one on the tour that day with Tung, my guide, who runs the tours from his house and cafe. He biked into the city for 13k's on his bike holding the other one next to him to arrive at my hotel at 8 o'clock. I wasn't too concerned about th ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1

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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