HCM

Ride Out (HCM)

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December 27th 2012
Geo: 16.7, 106.883Even though I love my bicycle and riding through this fabulous country, it was time for a wee blast up the mountain road on a motorbike, to take on the real challenges faced by this mode of transport… and what a ride it turned out to be!So I hired a bike from the hostel for 4 days and decided to head west once again into the most western part of the Ho ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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