Ho Chi Min, Vietnam

Travel Blogs from Ho Chi Min (49)

War: tunnels and museums, Ho Chi Min, Vietnam travel blog
War: tunnels and museums
Oct 23, 2006

We arrived in Ho Chi Min at 5am on Sunday morning, and are now staying in a little guest house called 182, in District 1, which is the main 'backpacker' area. Yesterday, (Sunday) we spent the day recovering in bed and then having a wander around the ...

A travel blog entry by danilovescats
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Now in the South...., Saigon (Ho Chi Min City), Vietnam travel blog
Now in the South....
Sep 10, 2003

... case of all his medals of honor (including the purple heart, etc.). The plaque was inscribed: To the people of Vietnam. I was wrong. I am sorry. I just lost it after that.... Anyway that is where I am at. Just trying to collect myself ...

A travel blog entry by jasimo
Ho Chi Min City, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam travel blog
Ho Chi Min City
May 11, 2007

... Museum in HCMC.  This place was a huge eye-opener for us as they had incredibly graphic photo images of the Vietnam War.  Unlike our history books, the museum showed us the war from the Vietnamese's perspective.  This was similar to our ...

A travel blog entry by thetour
Vietnam, Ho Chi Min, Vietnam travel blog
Vietnam
Sep 27, 2006

... we could see the shoreline of Vietnam - we would transit most of the Saigon river in the dark early morning hours, arriving in Ho Chi Min City at around 8:00am. It was exciting to see the lights as we went to bed. The faculty had done a really good job ...

A travel blog entry by spkennedy808

Forum Discussions on Ho Chi Min (3)

Best Way To Plan A Route
Posted on May 16, 2009, 18:43:32
... flights as much as possible. Since SEA is not setup that a loop would be practical I would start at one end, say, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam and work my way up and around, and down through the bottom of Indonesia. I am sure there are cheap domestic flights ...
Travel from Thailand to China
Posted on Jan 9, 2009, 17:07:55
... offset by the fact that it doubles as a hostel. From Thailand (Bangkok) you can easily make it through Cambodia, then through Vietnam (Ho Chi Min City up through to Hanoi) and then on in to China. I have read that some buses from north to south Vietnam ...
Where to go first???
Posted on Mar 18, 2008, 07:30:52
... . Or 2)fly into Hanoi and go through vietnam and cambodia and down through thailand. Any suggestions on which would be best? I def want to see Halong bay and Ho Chi Min etc but would Bankok be less overwhelming for a first stop? Any advice appreciated?

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