Passion in a barrel

Travelling to Saigon, etc.

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January 11th 2011
A couple of things I forgot to mention from Eddie: * 32 people die every day in Viet Nam due to traffic * School breaks every day around 11 or 11:30 and the kids go home for lunch and some resting time before coming back at around 13:00 and stay until about 16:30 At 10:20 a minibus picked us up from our hotel and took us to what seemed to be a rather upscale version of a bus terminal. It cost ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City » District 1

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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