Giang Son Guesthouse Ho Chi Minh City

... ve had a massive nap or something because right now, I cannot think of what we did for lunch that day. I remember falling asleep in the hotel room and suddenly it was 5 or 6pm. I think we may've missed lunch. Or something. Maybe we had a big one? I don't remember.

Either way, we headed out after our afternoon snooze to Ben Thanh Market to check out the night market. I bought a new Vietnam soccer shirt and Lacoste ...

... after the tunnels we went to the war museum which was terribly sad I'm glad Ive seen it but i would never want to go back there again, the photos are horrific and its not for the faint hearted what they write and what hey show you really brings it home to you how bad it was.

All in all it was a really interesting day out and we were both glad we did it especially Jason he loved playing with the tanks and guns ha ha

Our next entry will be Cambodia...

... a beautiful river. We ate some fantastic Italian food and then went for nails and Tom had a massage.
We dressed up for Halloween and set off with Vinh - Natalie's local friend to a themed night out.
Not before Natalie gave us a shot of local rice wine which tasted like paint stripper. She then explained that this drink was good for men..... so why I got some I still don't know, but that it was made using goat's penis! - Thanks for that Natalie!!!
The first place ...

... On the way, we stopped at a bank to exchange some more travellers cheques and it was another effort that required 30 minutes and Pierre had to sign a record number of papers to get $400 US.

Tomorrow, we'll spend the day tying up any loose ends then preparing to go to Cambodia. As good IBMers (or someone formerly known as an IBMer), we will do a lessons learned as we leave Wendy's native country. We'll report on the good, the bad and the downright, butt-ugly.

... 8221; whereupon we stuffed ourselves to the gills with salad, bread, and pasta. It was the best meal ever.

Later on we decided it was my turn for a massage, so I headed around the corner from the hotel to a place called Anam QT Spa and got hooked up for a Thai massage ($30) and a pedicure ($11). Left feeling refreshed and couldn't stop admiring my patriotic red, white, and blue painted toenails.

Feeling completely relaxed, it was time for bed. Next stop...the Mekong Delta.

... lạ thường.



Đ ;ặc điểm địa hình là một dải đồi thấp chạy thoai thoải về phía biển,
kéo dài hơn 2km ôm lấy hàng thông c ...

... It's akin to how a plumber or mechanic takes a sharp intake of breath and then plucks out a ludicrous price from no where. You can stand and haggle which is usually quite fun or you can just pull down your trousers, it depends how hungry you are!



I visited numerous places of interest in Saigon: The Reunification Palace (above ...

... not the best conditions to sit on a boat for 3 hours.... then a bus for hours... we left the island about noon and got to Bangkok about 6am....

So from the original gang there was 6 of us who headed to Bangkok, we messed about for about 3 hours sorting rooms out and waiting to check-in and finally we all got sleep for a few hours. Then of course in true group style we got back on the beer and rum buckets.... Karina hadn't been to Bangkok before so I took her on a girls night out to ...

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) seems like the most modern, upscale, nice city in the world after spending the last 10 days in Cambodia. The difference is amazing. It is cleaner with more comforts. We still drink bottled water and don't eat from street vendors but I am not being as picky or careful here as I was in Cambodia. The most I worry about now is checking my water bottles. You know the popping sound the cap makes when ...