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Hanoi has always been a favourite place for me, along with Ho Chi Minh in the south. I always find it a bit surprising that the people who live there are so friendly to westerners. I stay at the...
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A walking tour of the famous Temple of Literature brings you right to the Chinese and Confucianist roots of the Vietnamese people! With a bottle of water in tow, my two friends and I scoured the...
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Near the Lake Hoan Kiem, my friend and I stayed at the Government Guesthouse in the heart of the city. Converted from the former Residence of the Governor of Tonkin long ago, the guesthouse is...
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The Caravelle in the centre of Ho Chi Minh City is one of my favourite hotels in SE Asia. I have been lucky enough to have stayed there plenty of times when I was working in Vietnam. It is a five...
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Ho Chi Minh is one of my favourite cities of South East Asia - it has a charm all of its own. Watching the graceful ladies ride their bikes along, their Ao Dao (tunic dress) flowing is a lovely...
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Bia Hoi is probably the cheapest beer in the world: two litres for £0.80. Many small establishments carry their own versions and varieties, and some are stronger than others. Bia hoi ‘bars’...
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Globetrotter
Jun 23, 2008
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Hotel 211 is a good deal for the price in central Ho Chi Minh City. The rooms are all ensuite and hot water is not a problem. Our room was clean and included satellite TV. The bathroom was old...
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Globetrotter
Jun 23, 2008
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Late one afternoon we decided to head out to Dam Sen Park, which is a bizarre little amusement park on the outskirts of the city. We hailed two bicycle taxis, which are the best way to reach the...
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Globetrotter
Jun 23, 2008
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We were lucky enough to get into the Museum of Ho Chi Minh City for free since, unbeknownst to us, it was Ho Chi Minh’s birthday! Normally admission costs $1 USD. The museum houses some very...
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Globetrotter
Jun 23, 2008
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Ho Chi Minh’s Notre Dame is a relic from the days of French colonization and was built entirely from imported materials. It is smaller than one might expect, situated in an area of town that...
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I stumbled across this place when I was looking for somewhere cheap to eat with my girlfriend when we were backpacking. We didn’t have much money to spend – but even if we did, we would still...
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Globetrotter
Jun 12, 2008
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We got to visit a section of the tunnels which had been widened for visitors, although it was still pretty small. We expected the temperature to drop once we got underground, but the air in the...
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Globetrotter
Jun 12, 2008
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Our guide showed us the air holes drilled through tree stumps and the areas above the underground kitchens where the smoke was allowed to escape after being slowed by tanks of water so that it...
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Globetrotter
Jun 12, 2008
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Our guided tour to the Cu Chi tunnels took us about an hour outside Ho Chi Minh City. Our tour guide spoke excellent English and procured a private taxi to take us to the tunnels. These were the...
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