Written by SeenThat on April 18, 2008
- More than any other country in South East Asia, Vietnam keeps security threats for the traveler. Few visitors have neither witnessed violence directly nor know a victim of violence; being aware of the dangers can...
Written by Ishtar on May 21, 2005
- I have been fairly lucky over the many years of travel, in that I have never gotten acutely sick. Despite the many incursions to Mexico, Montezuma’s Revenge and I never crossed paths. Indonesia, Thailand, Turkey,...
Written by onesundaymorning on October 3, 2008
- When in Vietnam getting clothing made is a must, and the streets of Dong Khoi are filled with tailors who can make just about anything. Off a side street I found a gem of a...
Written by onesundaymorning on September 25, 2008
- Some travel experiences leave an imprint on you for ever, others scar you for life and if you happen to have that experience while on the back of a cyclo in Ho Chi Minh you...
Written by onesundaymorning on September 14, 2008
- First I need to say that I am not someone who will judge another person based on their religion, even if I don't agree with their particular way of thinking I am in no position...
Written by onesundaymorning on September 10, 2008
- My ship sailed passed marshes that looked like a jungle on the water. Small boats were lined up in neat rows every few hundred yards and the occasional, lone sailor sailed by waving very so...
Written by onesundaymorning on September 7, 2008
- Crossing the street was never a science. At the age of five I learned to look both ways and cross; it was easy and simple. At the age of 24 I never thought that I...
Written by Eric from Aiea on September 14, 2006
- With only a month's head start on knowing when my vacation would be, I took the fast mail route on a $65 visa for Vietnam through their embassy in Washington DC. I sent it in...
Written by Jean12 on April 27, 2006
- On arrival at the Ho Chi Minh City Airport we were greeted by a small Vietnamese guy holding a sign with our names on it (didn't this only happen in the movies!), who then took...
Written by seethesun on May 18, 2005
- Everywhere you walk in District 1, you will encounter two types of hassles. In the evening, you will see groups of 10-year-old school girls holding a bunch of red roses to sell at USD$1 each....
Ho Chi Minh City
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