Soooo many motorbikes

September 15th 2009
So...we got a bus across from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh city, which everyone else actually calls Saigon. First impressions...everywhere is the sight and sounds of motorbikes: How to ride a motorbike in Saigon... Up the wrong side of the street, Honking your horn as much as possible, Reversing onto the pavements, Riding on the pavements, With your child on the front, With as much ... 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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I moved to Hong Kong in August 2007 with the intention of staying for 9 months...until I left eight and a half years later....I finally made a move from HK and spent 2016 in Sydney, Australia. 2017 has included Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong, Peru, Ireland and Sweden. My favourite adventure: I went travelling in Asia and Europe for six months, taking the Trans-Siberian railway back to England. We managed to get from Thailand to London with no airplanes! I'm a keen photographer and writer & I hope you enjoy my blogs. JHG... full info

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