Can Gio Ho Chi Minh City

We kicked off this week in style by heading out on the open road to Can Gio Biosphere Reserve. Accompanying us on our motorbike journey were Tuyen (a teaching assistant and friend of ours) as well as three of her friends. The drive out turned out to be great fun. It was nice driving in less dense traffic and being able to soak in some of the lush …

Today us three girls went off on another adventure. We booked a private guide who turned out to be a lovely young woman, and her uncle was the driver of a new 4 wheel drive vehicle. We drove about 45 mins out of HCMC to a ferry crossing. ...

... week-end. Quel est votre souvenir le plus cocasse au Vietnam?Être pourchassé par les singes dans la magnifique réserve de mangroves à Can Gio. Une des caractéristiques des vietnamiens qui vous plaît le plus? L'aide que les gens sont prêts à vous ...

Ho Chi Minh City formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam. It was once known as Prey Nokor, an important Khmer sea port prior to annexation by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. Under the name Saigon, it was the capital of the French colony ...

... ; The dock at the pier was very barren with only buses for tours and a few vendors with tables. The largest city in Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh with a population of about 13 million.  The city is still often called Saigon, though the name was officially ...

... fun. It was nice driving in less dense traffic and being able to soak in some of the lush greenery just a half hour out of Ho Chi Minh City. Prior to making it onto the open road, we also got to take a ferry across the Saigon River. This was really ...