trigger happy!!

Learning how to cross the street!

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February 16th 2009
After a bus jurney to ho chi minh city otherwise know as Saigon, it was straight into more carnage! we were told there are 8 million people in ho chi minh & 4 million of them drove scooters. first day there we just walked around the city watching the traffic & trying to cross a few roads...when crossing the road here you have to just go for it, walk at the same speed & its up to the bikes to avoid ... 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