Tips For Travellers Podcast

Gary Bembridge of Tips for Travellers shares observations, tips and advice for visitors to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.Subscribe free to the show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or TuneIn RadioThis show covers among other topics: Observations Fascinating and revealing city to visit especially for history lovers Easy to see why it has been called "Pearl or Paris of the East" with broad avenues and  remarkable buildings from their French ruled. People know of it for wrong reasons linked to Vietnam War. History French occupied and colonised in 1859 for about 100 years. Vietnamese struggle for independence started after WWII and led to battles with French ending in country being spilt into 2 at 17th Parralell in Geneva Accord in 1960s. With communist controlled north supported by Russia led by Ho Chi Minh and more western leaning south increasingly supported by USA by NGO Dinh Dien. USA decided to see Vietnam as key to stopping spread of communism and entered war between North and South as North wanted to unite under