Chinatown (Cholon) - District 5 Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam

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    Nep Tai Viet Nam

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    Touched down Tan Son Nhat Airport at 1am Ho Chi Minh time (GMT+7). Our hotel's airport pick-up service was already there when we got out of the terminal. Surprisingly, we did not fill out any arrival card and our luggage weren't checked at the airport.

    Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) proper is only 15minutes away from the airport at that time of …

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    Last day in Ho Chi Minh City (for a while)

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    Hi All

    (Brendan)

    Tonight I am writing this entry from my
    bunk on the train to Nha Trang, which by the way is very cool as I
    have a bunk on communist train! As you can tell I am very exited.

    Any way, today started with a trip to
    the coffee shop across the road from our hostel (Bobby Brewers – it
    is …

  • 3

    Less propaganda...more filling

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    Today we had several places we wanted to visit, so we dragged ourselves out of bed early and visited the Cho Ben Thanh market early in the morning. There were more touristy items for sale on the inside building that was closed the two nights before when we tried to visit. There were a lot of produce vendors on the outside of the building selling …

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    Broadcasting from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

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    Jose and I arrived last night to Saigon and met up at the airport. We are staying at a $12 a night backpacker hostel in the main backpacker hostel street so it comes out to $6 each (that's the expensive price since our room has AC, private bathroom with a shower and even a TV with a DVD player!).
    Today we started our day at 9 am. Had breakfast …

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  • 1

    Days 76-79: Twelve Saigon Memories

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    Sooo, the general rundown of highlights. We spent Tuesday pagoda-hunting in Chinatown, Thursday at the Jade Pagoda and just kind of wandering around aimlessly, and Friday in a tacky failed amusement park with a great view on the outskirts of town. ...

  • 2

    Saigon Sightseeing

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    ... we stopped at the Vietnamese equivalent of McDonalds, the Lotteria for a quick lunch. In the afternoon, we checked out the largest Chinatown in the world with another interesting market and headed back to the hotel for a swim. Dinner at a nice Vietnamese ...

  • 3

    Day one and already I'm breaking the rules

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    ... " watch for 26$ in Chinatown.  And yes, I am 12 and couldn't stop giggling over the fact that there is clearly a Chinatown in every city of the world.   My wonderful tour guide let me into parts unknown and did so with gusto and class.  He ...

  • 4

    15 Vietnamese boys and 1 hairy American

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    ... and crowded streets of HCMC. Our other tourist adventures included the War Remnants Museum, Ho Chi Minh City Museum, History Museum, Cholon (Chinatown), Dong Khoi shopping, and getting massages from a blind masseuse. Our gastronomical adventures have ...

  • 5

    Not such a Good Morning, Vietnam

    ... Chi Minh, poster propaganda is common. Painted images with communist ideals is a recurring scene throughout the city. Ho Chi Minh City seems to be one giant Chinatown to me. To get around as a pedestrian, it's imperative that you jay-walk. I never ...

  • 6

    Ho Chi Motorbike City

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    If Nevada is home to one in very four of the world's poker machines, I reckon Ho Chi Minh City must have about half the world's allocation of motorbikes. I have never been more daunted by the simple task of crossing the road anywhere else. And I'm not ...

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    (21) Strolling around vibrant SAIGON (HCMH City)

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    ... the effects of the gruelling trip the previous day, we looked forward to a relaxing bus trip to our final destination, Ho Chi Minh City (formely Saigon). The actual journey though of course lasted longer than expected with the sheer volume and standstill ...

  • 8

    Cobra Blood

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    ... that served the other two. I somehow stumbled into a decent internet connection and got some Google maps directions to Cholon (Chinatown)/Binh Tay Market.  For some reason, we decided to walk the 4.5 miles, which we were regretting when it took us ...

  • 9

    Ho Chi Minh, the city still known as Saigon

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    ... couple that we befriended on the Ha long Bay trip and we decided to meet them for drinks in an hour.  We visited the "Chinatown" of Saigon and we went to the "An Dong" market.  There was almost an entire floor of the 4 floor market dedicated ...

  • 10

    Hustle and bustle in Ho Chi Minh...

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