Vietnam Travel Blogs

  A morning rain fell as Vietnam Airlines Flight 335 left the Nha Trang Airport in Cam Ranh Bay at 11:05. The hour-long flight to Ho Chi Minh City was well worth the US$48 for the ticket by saving eight to eleven hours on a bus. The bus would be okay for stopping at the popular beach at Mui N…

  I went to the Bobby Brew Coffee shop for a cup of good coffee and an (overpriced) American breakfast of eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, and toast. The street clamored with a funeral procession. At two nearby computer repair shops, I explained the symptoms of my crippled laptop but neither were ca…

In the morning, we piled into two vans and headed for the Cambodia/Vietnam border. Much of the drive to Vietnam from Sihanoukville was just as bumpy as the "Dancing Road". But the great scenery and great conversation distracted me and I barely noticed how the road was taking a toll on my bum. We…

My final full day in Saigon.  A city in many ways unexpected to me that I have quickly grown to appreciate.  Mostly fast-paced neon, wire and traffic drenched charms.  But charms to me on this occasion nevertheless.  Following the events of the last two days it is a rare occasio…

***English version to come soon***Vandaag met Carlos de stad verkend. Ho Chi Minh is niet zon plaats waar het gezellig rondkuieren is (behalve dan snachts want dan maken al die lichtjes en de verkeersdrukte het wel heel speciaal) maar er zijn wel enkele dingen die je gezien moet hebben.We zijn onze…

Despite sleeping late the night before, I managed to drag myself out of bed at 10 to wash up. Shuyi (TB luashuyi) was coming from Singapore to join me that day. :) Finally met her as a neighbouring guesthouse, after which we decided to have lunch.. or brunch. We then walked around the area for a bi…

I met that 11 year old girl in Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City. It was my last day. She sold postcards while I was sitting at a Cafe. I asked her to come over and join me. She was an awesome girl. Smart, cute, cheeky, good hearted and so strong-minded.I saw so much in her... I wanted to stay in contact…

6days later,I came back to the Saigon. 12hours flight from Paris arrived at 5am. It was only 20hours stop-over.  Then I got the phone call from Chris. He came to the airport for sending his son to America at the 4am. He is always staying the place where is I can reach easyly it happen spontane…

There's a motorcycle in this internet cafe. INSIDE! Come on, can it not get any louder? And I love the pollution thats coming out of it. I guess this is so Vietnamese and I love experiencing new things really. 7 am, everyone's already out and about, millions of motorbikes pass by honking and honkin…

A couple of weeks before I arrived in HCMC/Saigon, I’d been exchanging messages with moshixkon aka Chaucy, a Vietnamese girl who helped me a bit with guesthouse information. Both of us agreed to meet when I were there. Today is the DAY! Chaucy came to my hostel and picked me up since she promised…

People have asked me why I was traveling to Vietnam alone. The answers i always give were (1) To make good use of my new camera and take lots of pictures; (2) To take a break from a very busy and stressful year; and (3) to do some growing up... seriously.As for the photo safari in Vietnam. I must s…

I leave montreal the 4 of May 2008 direction vietnam!For sure i didnt know what i want to see there but that what i know its history about this wonderfull country and all the people saids to me if u go there be sure u will live a great experience so i was very exiting to be there!!!!! I arrive the…

People i met here, who contributed to and improved my trip: Juliana (Russia), Patrick (Canada) Arriving back from the trip to Halong Bay, we reluctantly moved out of Hanoi Guest House as we had been offered free accomodation in Hanoi Backpackers. The Canadian couple, Breanna and Darcy, whom we met…

At breakfast, met another Australian family on holiday.  The college kid was so sweet - he said I didn't look a day over 20.  What a charmer!  It could also have been the fact that I tied my hair in braids and looked like a Chinese peasant girl, but whatever.  I'll take complime…

It was yet again another early start for me today as I waited for a bus to take me for a tour of the Mekong Delta, south of Ho Chi Minh City. I was looking forward to a leisurely boat ride down the river as opposed to the madness of the city. The bus took a while to reach the Delta but nowadays I'm…