All aboard

Taxis, bamboo trains and tuk tuks

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January 27th 2010
Sometimes when we need to distract the kids from an impending argument, we tally up the number of taxi or tuk tuk rides we have taken on the trip so far. After our recent visit to Battambang we can add a bamboo train to our list of weird and wonderful modes of transport... Yet another comfortable taxi ride in one of Cambodia's fleet of Camrys saw us in Battambang, in the far northwest of Cambo ... 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