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Transport and markets

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November 10th 2014
Everyone in this part of the world seems to travel by motorbike and carry whatever they can with them. I saw a pillion passenger with a chicken happily roosting on each arm as they all zipped by on their way to market. We had another precarious rickshaw ride in a town on the Meekon delta and saw some amazing produce in the market, including unfortunately sone skinned alive frogs! ... 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