stars in their eyes

Go fast when you can, slow down when you have to and stop whenever you want

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June 10th 2008
Go fast when you can, slow down when you have to and stop whenever you want. Saturday, January 17th. We left Saigon around noon, our bag strapped to the petrol tank on our SYM Bonus 125cc motorbike. Noon in Saigon, Vietnam, ten degrees above the Equator and thirty degrees Celsius is not the optimal time to set out on a long distance bike ride but it’s our usual time after breakfast and last ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Central Highlands

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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