New World Saigon

... , the world's third largest island. -Will I discover what sets Hong Kong apart from the rest? -Will I find my away around Saigon and the Mekong River Delta? -Will we summit Mt. Kinabalu? -Will we adjust to our surroundings in the Maliau Basin ...

... new year will be the year of the pig and we arrived right in the middle of it in Saigon. I was told that saigon would be really busy but for new year about half the population leaves and goes back tp the countryside so it wasn't too busy on the streets. ...

... everyone had a good Easter and belated Happy Easter. Hard to believe it came and went. Signed up for a City Tour with Sinh Travel in Saigon, the same company I used in Hanoi to go to Sapa and to Halong Bay.  I and a couple from Aust. staying in MC ...

... New Vietnam.  Quickly becoming westernized.  And modernized.  Wanting to catch up with the developing world.  Best found in Saigon. Saigon is the fastest changing city in Vietnam.  It has seen foreigners in large numbers for over ...

... , packed up, and left our belongings with the bellhop. We then spent a few hours walking around the shopping district of downtown Saigon (my only purchase was a silk handbag) and then had dinner. [Andy: Earlier in our walking about, we ran into a few ...

... Taipei was the scooter capital of the world, it is now time for me to take back that comment because the title truly belongs to Saigon. Just crossing the street in the China town region of this immense city is a feat of courage and skill. Once out in the ...

... turing point in the war. Many Americans demanded a negotiated end to the was. In 1973 - the Paris agreements provided a cease-fire. Saigon surrendered to the NVA on the 30th of April 1975. Anyway the first place I visited on my self made trip was ...

... a move on so we achieve as much time in the Thai islands as possible (for a holiday!!!). Also it's almost the new year in this part of the world so we'd rather get held up in Hoi An due to the public holiday rather than here in Huey... Wandered around ...

... her home safe.  Of course, he'll learn before then, but I don't know how I could ever feel comfortable driving in Saigon, let alone feel prepared enough to teach someone else how to handle the roads.  Occasionally, the streets would open up and ...

If they made a T-shirt that said "I Love Saigon" I would buy it in a heartbeat. The shopping here is absolutely incredible and the area we are staying in, District 1, is fabulous. I bought a large North Face Backpack yesterday for $15 and I have already ...

... but not to worry. A fun night was had and I staggered home in the little hours to my 3 beds. Today im just hanging round Saigon, got a mail off NYC Slizinski saying hes here too so gonna meet him in a bit. Matt and Lee have finally dragged themselves away ...

... time, but I do know who I am and where I am. Some internet problems, also. So I'm writing for several days here - beginning with Saigon. It rained each of the several days we were in Saigon. Sprinkling for 30 minutes or an hour in mid/late afternoon, then ...

... in your face extravagant consumption beside extreme poverty appeals to me for some reason, but I cannot figure out exactly why. Two days in Saigon is enough this time. All I wanted to do was meet up with Nham who is travelling with me this trip and to ...

Saigon is crazy! I mean it. Back to the developing world again. It feels and acts like what I remember from Mozambique. Motorbikes everywhere. Apparently there are over 1 million in the city alone. Anyways, we get downtown and check into a simple ...

... fellow passengers that night. We were all set to do an abba number(two guys, two girls) but....it seemed someone had warned saigon of our obivious 'talent' as singers and all the karaoke bars were shut! boohoo! The following day we headed to the cu chi ...

... . I offered an English speaking tour guide of middle age a piece of candy. He asked whether it came from here in Saigon. I told him, 'No, I bought it in New York.' He said that if it was American candy, he wanted to take it home and keep it forever. ...

... offered to the people of Vietnam from around the world, from the GI's themselves to the huge anti-war movement across the world. All of which was a timely reminder of the reality of US Imperialism what with Iraq and everything (I know I know but I'm ...

... back on the road, this time in a wacky camper van covered in planets!!!Started our visit to New Zealand in Christchurch (with our pirate lonely planet from Saigon, one of a few photocopied books we bought from street vendors) of on the South Island and ...

... did that little girl ever do to deserve that? She is just a kid! She had nothing to do with politics or war! It is a tough world out here, even for the healthy people. So for the most part these people's lives are over. For the rest of their lives they ...

... temperature was about 45 degrees and pitch dark. It is no wonder that the claustrophobia sets in for most people! Well, we set new world records in sweating after this exercise and the 38 degree surface temperature only made matter worse! We got to see an ...

I was slightly wrong about Cantho - all i had to do was catch a ferry (5 cents) across the river and a whole new world opened up. There were no cars at all; the street a narrow concrete way wide enough at best for two scooters to pass. Houses huddled ...