Ho Chi Minh City Trips

The Heat Is On In Saigon | Mar 16 07'

"Like Pooh in a honey pot."

We flew into Saigon via a 777, monster plane. We definitely weren't expecting a beautiful 777 to fly us on our short hour-long flight from Hoi An,... Continue reading »

Organised Chaos | Dec 13 06'

"The taxi ride gives us a first glimpse of HCMC. It's not like anywhere else I've ever been. It's chaotic in nearly every way, but somehow organised as well."

Day 1:Our trip started with a bomb scare at Cape Town airport which delayed our departure by an hour, not really a good omen, but the guy in the ro... Continue reading »

The Easyriders...Day 4..final destination | Nov 06 07'

"...only big enough for tourists with a waist size of 34 to get into..."

After a very early start at 7am and having our noodle soup at a local market for breakfast (which i'm now addicted to), we carried on to stop at th... Continue reading »

Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Viet Nam | Jul 14 06'

"Phnom Penh to Hoh Chi Minh.."

After a 90 minute 'sleep' it was up to catch our bus - final destination Saigon. What a journey! First onto a bus for 1 hour, then 2.5 ho... Continue reading »

Saigon | Nov 27 05'

The hotel in Ho chi minh city was nice so long as you didnt use the swimming pool which carried all kinds of revolting diseases apparently. We went... Continue reading »

Ho Chi Minh | Nov 14 07'

"War and (lack of) peace"

This section of the trip started fairly inauspiciously with Fi being violently ill. Not sure why, as we'd both eaten the same things in the previou... Continue reading »

Vietnam's Past & Present | Nov 06 07'

"Strange Mix of Past and Present all Fused into One"

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) - formerly Saigon - is the largest city in Vietnam.  Originally a small fishing village it became a significant Vietna... Continue reading »

Good Morning Vietnam! (I couldn't resist) | Jul 16 07'

"the actual guillotine used to execute dissidents and prisoners."

Ok, I've fallen way behind on my journal so here goes.  Ho Chi Min City is a breath of fresh air after the weird menacing vibe of Phnom Penh,... Continue reading »

Vibrant Saigon with Wild Traffic | Apr 11 08'

We had the opportunity to disembark two days in a row in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), I suspect because the port is very close to the city and t... Continue reading »

"Good morning Vietnam" | Nov 20 07'

Compared to the Cambodia border crossing, Vietnam was pretty easy. It was just a case of turn up in a bus, quick look at the visa and passport and... Continue reading »