Mopeds

HCMC is the spiritual home of the moped. Or at least it should be. If there is a traffic accident involving a pedestrian in Vietnam, the pedestrian is automatically assumed to be in the wrong and may be levied a substantial fine. Bear this in mind when also taking in the fact that pavements are also effectively roads. Who wants to live for ever anyway.

Second Impressions

May 21st 2007
We had a bit of a lie in as we were still a bit tired..when I say a bit, we didn't set out until midday! After having a tuna baguette for lunch (it's so nice having familiar food once in a while even though all the food we have had on our travels has been very good), we decided to wander around ...we did get bombarded by cyclo drivers..after persistently saying no for a while we finally managed t ... read more

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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

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