One short circuit away from chaos

Crosstown Traffic

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January 10th 2011
Saigon Stoplights in Saigon tend to organize traffic into bunches, creating the impression that it is a city of crisscrossing motorcycle races. I already learned the technique for crossing the street from reading Cay Horstmann's blog. One simply wades into the stream of rushing vehicles like Mr. Magoo. The trick is to neither hesitate nor run. Any ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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