Riverside Hotel Saigon Ho Chi Minh City

... tunnels used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.<br><br>Five minutes into the journey, the spindly bloke leapt up from his chair, rather bizarrely a garden chair that he had placed in the aisle, and began to speak to us. Sporting a baseball cap, suit trousers, a baggy shirt and an ill-advised moustache, he looked a bit ridiculous. Despite appearance, at first he seemed okay, introduced himself as "Billy," and said that he would tell us not only about the Vietnam War, but ...

... br>In the afternoon, we visited the Vietname War Museum which was good but incredibly horrific and graphic to look at all the photos. Has made me want to go home and read up on the Vietnam war!!<br><br>Today the weather has been awful, tipping down with rain and causing blackouts in restaurants ans museums. Feel slightly like a drowned rat even in waterproof jacket and flip flops.

... for free cappuccinos and steamed pork barbecue buns. The final flight to Seattle left at 11 p.m. Talk about a cattle car. We were seated 5 rows from the very back of the plane in the center section. I had the inglorious honor of sitting next to one of the only other Caucasian men present (out of 372 passengers, I might add). In addition, he was big and overflowed his seat into mine. We had some wordless tussles, not over the armrest (which he completely ...

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... in Vietnam for the last six weeks and got board so is working at her grandfathers shop who lives in Vietnam. She basically looks a lot like Natalie Portman! Anyway i have a bit of banter and then leave to go watch football for a bit, but cant help but think i should ask if she fancies go around ho chi minh tomorrow as i am only spending one day here, i go to dalat tonight. Anyway i get some courage and go back and ask her if she wants to hang out tomorrow and she says yes ...

... sus mascarillas. Lo malo no es el tráfico, es que las motos continuamente están pitando y eso me me pone nerviosa.<br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br ><br><br>Hoy la comida es un sandwich y un plátano.<br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br ...

We flew from Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on a uneventful hour and ten minute flight. Arrived at the airport to pouring rain and literally thousands upon thousands of motor bikes. The first difference we noticed between here and Bangkok was the noise! With that many bikes competing for the road, they like to use the horn.<br>There are 8 million people in the city and over 4 million bikes. Have fun ...

... for the full moon party which happens once month on one of the bigger beaches. We met up with our friend Sahara again there and had a good time, but felt very old compared to all the early twenties and teenagers there. I was horrified to discover we were chatting with people that were born in the 1990's! Damo managed to trip head first going down some steps and landed in a bush, he was unhurt though - I think it was the plastic buckets of cheap Thai whiskey and red bull that ...

... played some keeping up the shuttlecock game in the local<br>park with some kids. Suddenly the heat really hit me.....such a humid<br>place I was drenched in sweat....required shower number 3 of the day!<br><br>Met<br>up with my tour group.....good mix of females and americans. Had an<br>early night. The following day we went to see the Chu Chi<br>tunnels......underground tunnels built by the Viet Cong gureillas who<br ...