Ho Chi Minh City Small Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Last full day of the tour as it officially ends tomorrow morning. Today we had a day trip to the Mekong Delta. First by mini-bus for about 2 1/2 hours, then on a small boat to Coconut Island in the river delta. The delta is very fertile and the island was lush with coconut trees, palms, banana trees, jack fruit and much more and also very hot an...

So after being here for 4 days i figured i'd better pull my finger out and stick an entry in. Had a good flight - due to my towering height i got put into an exit row which was ok - able to stretch out a bit and as it was the 2nd row the seat even reclined - unlike last time!! Had my driver waiting for me when i got through customs after getting...

The bus journey across the border went pretty smooth. It took over 7 hours to get from Phnom Penh and we crossed the Mekong river on a ferry type thing. Cambodians are crazy on the road. The bus drivers blow the horn every couple of seconds and basically runs people off the road every now and again. The weather has been **** since we arrived. We...

I have seen more things on this trip than I thought I would witness in my entire life. Exotic landscapes, cultures clinging to tradition in the face of globalization, unidentifiable foods and menus listing man's best friend as an entree. I have seen poverty and wealth, victims of war, old enemies of the US welcoming westerners with a smile and t...

We arrived in Ho Chi Minh City and were quite surprised with how clean it was compared to Hanoi and the people seemed alot more friendlier and laid back. We checked out the famous Ben Than Markets and spent our time exploring the streets. We went on a tour out to the Cu Chi Tunnels that were made famous in the Vietnam War. This was an undergroun...

16/4/08 Our first day in Vietnam starts early - It get light here around 5.30am. We try to keep out of the way during the morning rush to get Pete off to work and kids off to school. And this morning is even busier as the older boys are off to the CuChi tunnels for a day trip and have to meet their bus downtown. Finally its just Chris, me and Ka...

The journey from Chau Doc was long and uncomfortable (story of our lives at the moment!) with a long portion being on unsealed roads (we were quite surprised with this being in Vietnam). The minibus dropped us off at the bus station and we politely presented a note to the driver kindly written by the travel agent we booked with, asking (in Viten...

I'm getting the order of things all out of whack but there are photos here and photos there and I'm in the mood to load these ones so you'll just get what you are given, OK? 'Twas me birthday yesterday and my friends and I headed out for an adventure at a Vietnamese theme park - Dam Sen Park - a massive complex with ABBA's happy new year song pl...

Dinner last night was at a native Vietnamese restaurant called Nam Phan, owned by the famous Khai who is responsible for the boom in Vietnamese silk throughout the country. Larry and I were joined by Fiona from the hotel and Paul from the DMC. Paul ordered our dinner and it was fantastic! We then went to the very trendy Q Bar for a night cap and...

After breakfast and chilling for a bit we headed off to explore the city. We found a couple of markets and had a bit of a wander. Then we ended up at the water front (of the Saigon river). There are many more motorbikes here and it takes patience to walk across the street - walk slowly so the bikes know where you are and they can avoid you!! We ...