Category Archives: Vietnam

Tạm biệt Vietnam

Posted on 21/01/2018 by Chris Clark

What to make of Vietnam? What an interesting place, I’d thoroughly recommend a trip here. Such friendly, hardworking entrepreneurial people here.

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Cruising the Mekong Delta

Posted on 21/01/2018 by Chris Clark

From our hotel in Saigon, it’s a 4 hour drive all the way down to Can Tho where we check in to a Bassac boat for an overnight on the Mekong Delta

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War Remnants Museum

Posted on 21/01/2018 by Chris Clark

The war remnants museum – some quite harrowing stuff in here, difficult to digest.

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Saigon at Night

Posted on 21/01/2018 by Chris Clark

Saigon at night is a really nice City and takes on a whole new character.

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Saigon Presidential Palace

Posted on 21/01/2018 by Chris Clark

The Saigon presidential palace. Source of the famous tank picture heralding the ‘fall of saigon’

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Out and About in Saigon

Posted on 21/01/2018 by Chris Clark

Saigon is very different from Hanoi. A much younger city with a lot of the centre designed and built by the French. It gives off an air of optimism.

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Cu Chi Tunnels

Posted on 21/01/2018 by Chris Clark

An hour or so drive from our hotel but still within Saigon are the Cu Chi tunnels. A huge tunnel complex where the Viet Cong masterminded several military campaigns during the Vietnam war.

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Silverland Yen Hotel

Posted on 21/01/2018 by Chris Clark

Very nice hotel in Saigon district 1. Walking distance from the centre.

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Only our second curry of the trip!

Posted on 21/01/2018 by Chris Clark

I know, I know we are in Vietnam, and Vietnamese food is awesome, but couldn’t resist this curry house. Just off ‘Times Square’ in Saigon central.

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Hello Ho Chi Minh City / Saigon

Posted on 21/01/2018 by Chris Clark

Whether you call it Ho Chi Minh City of Saigon depends largely on where you’re from in Vietnam. Convention is to refer to the city with the same name as those you are talking to. From the relative peace of … Continue reading →

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