Ho Chi Minh City Trips

Saigon | Apr 21 07'

After just finding our feet in Hoi An, we were off to Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City as it is now called.  We drove an hour to Danang where we fle... Continue reading »

Streamy Saigon | May 24 07'

"...a dead rat, toilet paper and HMS Hyperdermic Needle..."

With the help of Marcos we found a great place to stay called Tam Ngoc ($5) which wasn't far from Happy Tour (the company who had run our Mekong To... Continue reading »

day five | Dec 31 06'

Another glorious day. Language lessons were great today. However, to our wrenching disappointment, we found out that our way-cute professor has a... Continue reading »

Saigon | Aug 28 07'

"Walking through traffic...would test the nerves of even the most seasoned "Frogger" player."

Well, we made it!  I guess you never really truly understand the size of a country until you see it by bus and train.  Take our word for... Continue reading »

Touchdown | Aug 31 07'

The road/route has been long, but we've finally arrived at our residence in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I started out from my house at eleven pm on... Continue reading »

last night in Ho Chi Minh City | Mar 20 08'

Back to HCM for 1 night before we fly home.  Private tour to Cu Chi Tunnels (this is where the Viet Cong lived underground during the war) - w... Continue reading »

Ho Chi Minh City - czyli/aka - Saigon | Nov 08 06'

Zawitalismy w komunistycznym Vietnamie wiec sierp i mlot jest wszedzie, ale poza tym duzo nowoczesnosci, dobre drogi, dobre autobusy  i n... Continue reading »

Up and At 'em and Back on Track | Oct 30 06'

"Whoever would have thought that riding a moto could be such an adrenaline sport?!"

Waking the next morning after a pretty good nights sleep, Brett's cold had cleared a bit and he was eager to leave the hostel room. After showering... Continue reading »

Vietnam - Saigon | Jan 27 07'

28.1.: 6 Uhr morgens mit dem Nachtbus aus Nha Trang angekommen (10 Stunden fuer 450 km - die Strassen sind eine Katastrophe); tolles Wetter; sehr q... Continue reading »

Random Things I've Seen ... | Jan 09 07'

Okay, I've been sort of lazy about updating my journal, so I'm going to continue the trend with a top 5 list :)Top Five Random Things I'v... Continue reading »