Mekong Delta During the War

Ho Chi Minh City: Motorbikes and War History

November 28th 2012
Transportation from Mui Ne to our final Vietnam destination, HCMC, was slowed by rush hour traffic (later in our stay there our guide joked that rush hour is from 7am-11pm) so we got dropped off in District 1 (Pham Ngu Lao, the tourism centre) at around 7:00pm. Since we are quite picky with our accommodations – when it comes to pricing – we “shopped around” for about 45 minutes before sett ... 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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We are Tyler and Rebecca, and we are addicted to sunshine! We also get lost A LOT, think there are few things in life better than "ocean hair", are Philadelphia Eagles fans (NFL), are obsessed with street food and hole-in-the wall restaurants and have just started to stoke our passion for travel!! Originally from London, Ontario, Canada we recently completely an unbelievable backpacking trip through South-East Asia and China. The early blogs on this site are very personal to Rebecca since the initial purpose for the blog was to keep in touch with home. Our real adventure began in Singapo... full info

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