Phi Vu Hotel
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... filled with people, with my siblings and told us to sell retail items. Then she left us, told us to come home at 3:00 am, and went home. We saw some Vietnamese people and went up to them asking if they wanted to buy anything. They said no, and walked away. We were selling our things for hours and barely made some money. There was this mom and her child that bought a toy for her kid. And some tourists who took pity on us and bought some food. I felt so hungry and my ...
No sleep and Haggling!
... that I'd be reasonable at negotiating a deal but I've got nothing on SJW. Was looking at a couple of (genuine, obviously!) Polo, polo shirts - $15 each, reasonable I thought. A feeble attempt at negotiating followed - I got them down to around $13. Pretty good I thought? Not SJW - she smashed them! Walked away with the pair for $18... She's in charge of dealing from now on. Cambodia ...
War (what is it good for?)
... like need that I will never understand. If you must try your hand at guns just go to Arizona. Heck, you can buy your own assault rifle there if you have an "in". But who am I to judge? No one else seems bothered by it so I guess I shouldn't be either. But I am. Oh well. By the end of the tour I was mentally exhausted. Seeing what people are capable of and what they have to endure (on both sides) can make you tired. So naturally we took a nap when we got back to the ...
Jade Emperor Pagoda
... fast running out of time before we had to be back at the hotel for our pick up for the trip to Cu Chi. We decided to eat a few Kit Kats and drink a can of Coke each in our hotel room for lunch before heading down to the foyer to meet our guide for our trip to the tunnels.
We were picked up around 1pm and, after picking another couple up from Chinatown, were wee on our way to Cu Chi.
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More of a Capital Than Hanoi Will Ever Be
... bags on their scooters, but oh well – and into an actual taxi.
Driving through Ho Chi Minh was a great relief. It was easy to see that the traffic stuck to the road, there were more westernised shops, and more eat in restaurants than street stalls. We were happy with this city; it would make for a much better capital than Hanoi.
The hotel was amazing! It was the most expensive one we had paid for in Ho Chi Minh, but after our hostel experience we ...
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