This lady picked up recycling from the restaurant, paid them 60p for one sackful and attached it to her cart with bungees

Bui Vien second time around - not quite as happy!

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February 24th 2013
Info: strangely, I can always get facebook on my iphone here, but sometimes not on my notebook in hotels. No idea why this should be, and not clever enough to sort it out myself. Communal items available for use in public loos: flipflops (you sometimes have to leave your own shoes outside - just put them on and don't think about it too much) and COMBS in case your hair is a mess - eeeuw! I ... 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