Saigon/Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam

Travel Blogs from Saigon/Ho Chi Minh city (33)

Capitalist Saigon...but isn
Capitalist Saigon...but isn't Vietnam communist?
Mar 29, 2007

... time around. A short flight brought us from the ultra-sedate and orderly Singapore to the vibrant chaos of Saigon (now officially known as "Ho Chi Minh City". Forget any preconceptions you may have, a lot has changed since the "American War" ended back in ...

A travel blog entry by globedecker
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Miss (and Mr) Saigon...., Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam travel blog
Miss (and Mr) Saigon....
Jan 5, 2004

... in the Mekong Delta town of Chau Doc, then on to Cantho and a Mekong delta boat tour to floating markets etc, then Saigon.. Big city, Bright Lights! Largest since Hong Kong! Tomorrow we're off to the Viet Cong tunnels at Chu Chi, then on Reunification ...

A travel blog entry by grahamandrach
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So this is communism?, Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam travel blog
So this is communism?
May 26, 2006

... on that lamppost? First let's erase all those cold-war stereotypes from your head. Here in Ho Chi Minh City (the pre-war name was Saigon), there are no squat concrete buildings, boiled potatoes and elderly babushka-wearing women trudging through ...

A travel blog entry by adamandeva
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Down to South Vietnam, Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam travel blog
Down to South Vietnam
Nov 28, 2006

We took the train down from Ho An to Ho Chi Minh aka Saigon, which took 22 hours. We shared the cabin with 4 others, one of whom turned out to be a bit Psycho... his bed was next to the luggage store and my backpack, and the next day I discovered he had ...

A travel blog entry by leon1974

Forum Discussions on Saigon/Ho Chi Minh city (1)

VIETNAM IN FEBRUARY 09
Posted on Jan 26, 2009, 11:28:14
Well, it looks like the bus takes 6-7 hours from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)