Apr 6, 2009 - Mekong Delta

Rice paddies and floating villages in the swamplands of south Vietnam, 70km from HCM.Rice paddies and floating villages in the swamplands of south Vietnam, 70km from HCM....

Apr 6, 2009 - Nha Trang - HCMC

Nha Trang is a beach town located in southern Vietnam. After i completed my diving course i jumped on a bus to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) which would be my final stop in Vietnam before heading to Cambodia. ... Saigon is a pretty typical big asian city.Nha Trang is a beach town located in southern Vietnam. After i completed my diving course i jumped on a bus to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) which would be my final stop in Vietnam before heading to Cambodia. ... Saigon is a pretty typical big asian city....

Apr 5, 2009 - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (formerly Saigon)

Ho Chi Minh (HCM) was Saigon until the fall of Saigon in 1975 when the North Vietnamese (communist) stormed the palace and reunified the whole country.Ho Chi Minh (HCM) was Saigon until the fall of Saigon in 1975 when the North Vietnamese (communist) stormed the palace and reunified the whole country....

Mar 23, 2009 - Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Vietnam

Our bus ride from Phnom Penh leads us across the border into Vietnam and to Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) City.Our bus ride from Phnom Penh leads us across the border into Vietnam and to Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) City....

Mar 23, 2009 - Saigon, Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh)

We woke up this morning as the ship was approaching the harbor.We woke up this morning as the ship was approaching the harbor....

Mar 22, 2009 - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

On our way to Ho Chi Minh we make an overnight stop in the small town of Can Tho to visit the biggest floating markets of the Mekong Delta.On our way to Ho Chi Minh we make an overnight stop in the small town of Can Tho to visit the biggest floating markets of the Mekong Delta....

Mar 21, 2009 - Goodmorning Vietnam

There are motorbikes everywhere.There are motorbikes everywhere....

Mar 14, 2009 - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Ho Chi Minh City, otherwise know as Saigon, was about a 4 hour bus ride from Mui Ne. ... They dropped us off in the first district, which is the main backpacker area and had plenty of accomodation to choose from.Ho Chi Minh City, otherwise know as Saigon, was about a 4 hour bus ride from Mui Ne. ... They dropped us off in the first district, which is the main backpacker area and had plenty of accomodation to choose from....

Mar 13, 2009 - Hanging out in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon),

Kathy Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC or Saigon as most of the locals call it) is so hot! It is over 90 degrees and humid, too. ... While we were in Ho Chi Minh City we went to the War Remnants museum. ... John I don’t like Ho Chi Minh City very much. ... Ho Chi Minh City is really, pretty much, just plain too Western. ... Randy Ho Chi Minh City, or HCMC as it is often abbreviated, is the new name for Saigon, which was the capital of South Vietnam until the North won the war in 1975. ...

Mar 9, 2009 - Sneaking out of Siagon

I left Nha Trang on Saturday night on the sleeping bus bound for Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon as its still called here. ... The bus was the best I have been on; allocated seats, storage under the seats for bags and free drinking water! Apart from the 2am meal stop I really can't complain.I left Nha Trang on Saturday night on the sleeping bus bound for Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon as its still called here. ... The bus was the best I have been on; allocated seats, storage under the seats for bags and free drinking water! Apart from the 2am meal stop I really can't complain....

Mar 7, 2009 - Saigon -Free day!

Free day today until I meet with the tour group tonight.Free day today until I meet with the tour group tonight....

Mar 6, 2009 - Back in Saigon

Arrived in Saigon early afternoon.Arrived in Saigon early afternoon....