Sunday, 8 Jul 2007 | Views [1151]
You can seemingly get anything you need here in HCMC, for a cheap price, and in bulk. It's like a giant Costco, Mervyns, Barnes and Noble, Home Depot, pharmacy and illicit drug market all in one city block. Young girls cruise in and out of cafes and ... Read more >
Tags: Markets
Saturday, 7 Jul 2007 | Views [1043]
One of the main reasons we wanted to come to Vietnam was to educate ourselves on the history that the US has had here, since we were just small babies when the war was going on. We've felt a bit ignorant on the facts surrounding the war, and are here ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Friday, 6 Jul 2007 | Views [1328]
Saigon, renamed Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) after the fall of South Vietnam to North Vietnam in 1975, was named after "Uncle Ho" (Ho Chi Minh) as the locals refer to him. HCMC is a big city, compared to many we've recently visited. It's surprisingly ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thursday, 5 Jul 2007 | Views [1065]
Deciding which route to take through Cambodia and into Vietnam was a challenge. We wanted the adventure of crossing at the newly rumored open border of Ha Tien, the far southeast corner of Cambodia, and then making our way through the Mekong Delta through ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
