Cu Chi Tunnels

Vietnam Pt 1

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July 9th 2008
So we landed in Ho Chi Minh city and within 1 min of leaving the airport we were already overcharged on our taxi, something we would have to get used to in the coming weeks. The first thing we noticed as soon as we ventured out was the number of motorbikes.....seriously you can not fit them into one picture as it seems anywhere you try to go you have hundreds of them coming from every direction. ... 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