Ho Chi Minh City Resorts - Reviews and Rates

Yesterday I was rather poorly :(. And we had an 8 hour drive ahead of us!!! A few of the other girls weren't feeling great either- tink it was just the difference in diet probably. I took some anti sickness and immodium plus, felt really ill at the begining of the journey but then perked up towards the end but was just shakey as I hadn't ate! We...

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Well, you may have noticed that I haven't updated this blog for, well, a long time. You may also have noticed that I have actually returned home now so you may also be wondering what the hell am I doing writing this blog. I suppose this entry is more for me than for you. I need to finish this trip on the interweb and perhaps I...

Saigon is definitely my biggest disapointment to date! I was expecting Hanoi on a much grander scale & with a cool western influence, but it was neither here nor there. I found it a bit drab, with all the annoyances of Hanoi, but little of the character. Think it says a lot about a place when me of all people thinks that the museums are the ...

After my bus ride back from Chiang Mai to Bangkok, which had lovely scenery along the way, I stayed one night and then flew to Vietnam. I realized upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh City that I did not know one thing about Vietnam! I decided to stay there for a few days to sort myself out and plan my itinerary for the rest of the country. There were al...

We arrived in Ho Chi Minh City after 3 days on the Mekong. The bus dropped us off on De Tham, the main backpacker street. It was packed with hotels, bars etc as you would expect. We shopped around quite a bit for a hotel, probably doing a more thorough check before making a decision than we had done anywhere on our travels. Felt good about that....

Hej Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) var vores sidste stop paa den lange togtur ned gennem Vietnam. Paa hele turen har vi rejst med The Reunification Express, som er den togrute der genforenede Nord- og Sydvietnam efter krigen. I alt tager det 40 timer fra Hanoi til Ho Chi Minh City. Inden Ho Chi Minh City, havde vi to overnatninger i Nha Trang, som va...

Today was to be my first chance to go for a swim since arriving almost three weeks ago, very much needed to get some exercise, stretch, and stimulate the constitution. I swim several times a week back home and have for years, it keeps me walking better. I had originally planned to go with Ba Thien because he knew a place to go swim laps and sinc...

Well, here we are in Saigon (aka Ho Chi Minh City, aka HCMC). It's great here. The bus that brought us here was the best $5 bus ride ever - very direct, very good AC, and not even too cramped. What more could you ask for? We got here this afternoon and were immediately greeted by a very helpful tour agency (who owned the bus we were on). We got ...