Ho Chi Minh
Travel Blogs from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Uneventful
... to have had it pretty good. The next stop on the tour was the War Remanents Museum. There were some amazing photos of the Vietnam War, but unfortunately you had to get really close to the picture to read the label. This was a difficult feat as the ...
It doesn't matter, I saw it all last time
... quietness of Muine it was time to up the ante on all fronts and dive head first into Ho Chi Minh City. This is the heart and soul of Vietnam; a bustling, dynamic and industrious centre, the economic capital and the cultural trendsetter. Formerly known as ...
Prayers that curse
... nbsp; And the bathroom was fantastic and compact and very well-designed. Good night, Thailand. Good morning, Vietnam! Ah, Saigon. How I missed the endless horn-honking and dangerous street crossing and constant hassling and tiny people ...
Kim
... " approach... never quite understood that one. I heard myself asking people to smile. In larger cities, especially Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, we can still hear French language being spoken from the 100 year occupation by ...
Taken aback by the excitement of Saigon
... The Vietnamese have such a very strong sense of social cohesion that I really admire about the culture. Whilst in Thailand and Vietnam, I have found it very easy to make contact with the locals... more so than Singapore and Malaysia. There is no ...
Whizzing round SE Vietnam
Did the east coast on an open bus ticket, meaning I had paid to go all the way to Saigon, and could jump on or off at any of the major towns. Went to Hue first, and just one day to see the tombs and pagodas and a japanese bridge, with a motorcycling ...
Going Underground
... tip please” were delivered in a charming way. One of the highlights of our trip for me took place on the Cu Chi shooting range. The testosterone could be detected a mile away as I pulled the trigger on an AK47. Getting carried ...
Cruising into Saigon
... nbsp; The mile walk made us sweat uncontrollably but it was worth it to see this sombre and heart wrenching photographic account of the Vietnam War. I think the worst part for me was the images of the children, both of then and now, who fell victim ...
Last stop in Vietnam... Saigon
... we caught up with Ash (from our Halong Bay tour) and a girl that was staying at his hostel, went for dinner and then back to the street bar to watch the world go by and hear other stories of travelling in Vietnam. ...
Cu Chi Coo - Trip day 4
... people with no money and no fancy weapons overcame the big guns. All too soon it was time to head to Saigon (now called Ho Chi Minh City but mostly only by the north Vietnamese) and we were immediately struck by the sheer amount of traffic. Up to 6 ...
Crawling through Tunnels
... at understanding the locals attempts at English. We were ushered into a room and shown a movie about the Vietnam war and the role of the Cu Chi tunnels. The majority of our group were American war veterans returning to see what Vietnam is like today. ...
3 Million Mopeds & Tet (Lunar New Year)
... the lunar New Year which happens to be the biggest holiday of the year..so everybody seemed especially busy, rushing through Ho Chi Minh's Streets with their mopeds and the obligatory Tet yellow flower pots somehow attached to their moto. In a city of ...
Gooood morning Vietnam!!!!
... So here are our adventures from Ho Chi Minh City and we will update with tales of Can Tho soon. First things first, Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, is not for the faint hearted! It made Phnom Penh look positively laid back! The traffic was ...
Cu Chi and Cao Dai
... . Strangely enough, Victor Hugo is recognized as a Saint. There are believed to be almost 3 million followers in Vietnam, with others scattered around the world. We attended the noon mass at the Holy See. Apparently there are ...
American War Crimes
... the palace as well), which had maps denoting enemies and friends. Of course the black squiggles of the Ho Chi Minh trail ran all over South Vietnam. Next was the president's office, a sparsely furnished affair with a stuffed big cat. ...
Back in 'Nam..
... to a lot of the buildings. Oh, and did I mention the food? Unbelievable! Our next and final destination was Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City. Since Vietnam is so long we saved time by flying down south. We were greeted by insane traffic, the worst I've seen ...
Cu Chi tunnels & firing AK47 & M16's & War Museum
... one of so many torturing horrific pics we saw. I read this ,,, "America dropped 8 million tons of bombs on Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. This was over three times the amount of bombs dropped throughout the whole of the 2nd world ...
Like a crazy bunch of devils...
... prize... and so on. Nobody in our group was able to hit the target. Tired and exhausted we decided to go back to Ho Chi Minh City. I moved my gear to the new hotel and then said my goodbyes to the remaining people from the Cambodian tour at the ...
Back in 'nam
... was too tempting to turn down. After a day at Cuc Phuong national park I got a 29hr train to Saigon (aka Ho Chi Minh City). I shared a cabin with two research scientists who could speak some English. At every station a brief history was described on ...
If you want to get ripped off, go to Vietnam
... straight into the river at various points, and bits of my Lonely Planet guide which mention to avoid driving anywhere after dark in Vietnam as it was very dangerous went flashing through my head. Felt like I was slowly going mad by this point, and ...
Big water babies
... of the rooms are still decorated in a very 1960s style, including the padded rooftop bar. Next up was the City of Ho Chi Minh museum. This basically told the story of Saigon and the cultural history of Vietnam. The main reason for us going here was ...
Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City - Granty's Tour
So we arrive in Saigon our bus left at 8am and was meant to arrive at 6pm but it was after 9pm we got in - what a long day. We instantly love this place it has a great feel to it - a mix of tourists and locals and a great vibe to it. Everyone else ...
The city of chaos
... . Making Singapore the gateway to Asia is almost cruel to other countries, they can't help but look shabby in comparison. Although I doubt Ho Chi Minh City would look pristine in comparison to the bottom of a rock. Like the bottom of a rock the city it ...
Bodged up River Trip
Well buggered things up slightly this morning, as I had set my clock wrong. Unfortunately my travel clock actually doesnt travel! - too much motion and it resets itself so I set it last night according to a test screen page on the TV which showed an ...
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Another long bus journey! Two gingers on the bus busy listening to podcasts. There was no plan for Vietnam but my cheeky brother wanted to squeeze it in! So we worked it into the itinerary! We had a stop for lunch before we hit ...
