Ho Chi Minh City at night

Vietnam Republic

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September 29th 2008
Hey there! We arrived in Saigon about 6pm in the evening, Ho Chin Minh city was very busy with various activities and an unbelievable amount of mopeds! The traffic is mainly made up of mopeds and in rush hour they even drive on the pavements, we really had to have our wits about us when crossing the road. We had dinner and drinks that evening with some people we met on the Mekong trip which ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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