There are worse habits to have and Ho Chi Minh City has one of the best cafe scenes I have seen anywhere, which was part of why I wanted to come here in the first place. Reply James Clark on March 19, 2013 at 4:15 pm Thanks Carlo, glad to help! Reply Happy Philippines on March 31, 2013 at 4:54 am cool! thanks for this post, really helpful
Beside the dynamic economy and modern life, the city is really developing in tourism , like the central of tourism in the South of Vietnam, and attracts millions of foreign tourists every year. All streets and boulevard in the district are lined with evergreen trees with local people selling street drinks, some notable sights as Ben Thanh market, city post office and Notre Dame cathedral
Destination Can Gio Notable for its extensive mangrove forest, Can Gio is a low, palm-fringed island sitting at the mouth of the Saigon River, some 25km southeast of HCMC. Creative Commons Attribution licence Trekking with the H'mong around Sapa, northern Vietnam Negotiate generations-old mountain tracks and cascades of rice paddies to the villages of the H'mong people, an ethnic minority in Vietnam..
Speaking of which, once the sun sets and the neon lights come on, Ho Chi Minh City serves up everything you could ask for in terms of a night on the town, from no-frills beer joints to swanky cocktail bars and thumping clubs. As the river flows The small villages of the Mekong Delta are where the Vietnamese continues to live life simply, in tune with the changes in the tides, throughout the year
I'm an English man, and knew very little about this war apart from the yanks I the films, so it was very very interesting, if not incredibly confronting to see this museum, this is a must see.... It's beautiful, imposing, and almost out of place." Binh Tay "Really interesting - soak up the atmosphere!" "In Cho Lon (perhaps you'd know it as Chinatown in HCM City) - the Bin Tay Market (some may know it as Cho Lon Market) is the biggest commercial market in Vietnam
Colonial-era Saigon Ho Chi Minh City owes much of its form and character to the French colonists: channels were filled in, marshlands drained and steam tramways set to work along its regimental grid of tamarind-shaded boulevards, which by the 1930s sported names like Boulevard de la Somme and Rue Rousseau. For some visitors, the war is their primary frame of reference and such historical hot spots as the Reunification Palace rank highly on their itineraries
You can only drink shitty beer on plastic kindergarten chairs for so many nights in a row, so one evening we headed to the Bitexco Financial Tower to have some drinks at the bar, Alto, on the 52nd floor. Required fields are marked * Your Name * Your Email * Your website Share your thoughts right here: Please send me notifications of new posts! Vince RobbinsBorn and raised in California, Vince is a screenwriter with a love of both foreign travel, and his home town of Los Angeles
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The intinerary posted by Emma from Vietnam Style Travel would be completely exhausting and you would not have time to do justice for the price of your travel and time to VN. Re: Travel Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City 27 December 2012, 1:47 I would stay in the north, you need a good 3 weeks for Vietnam, I have been twice, each 2 weeks, both north, and south, and still have alot to see
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There was also an airport tax when leaving the airport and that was 5000 Dong (30 cent) Make sure you have 1 dollar bills or local currency when paying for the taxi. Checking in was fast and getting through immigration was also quick and all of a sudden we were inside a small modern terminal that could have been anywhere in the world
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Parks Tao Dan Cultural Park is located in District 1, surrounded by the Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Cach Mang Thang Tam, Nguyen Du, and Huyen Tran Cong Chua streets. Museum of History If you are visiting the Botanical garden and Zoo, then pop next door to the History museum (1929) Its a lovely, historical Pagoda style building which typifies Indochinese architecture
Brimming with life, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC or Saigon as the majority of its residents still call it) offers a great deal for travellers and expatriates alike. There's a great deal to see and do, and no shortage of delicious treats to eat, whether at top restaurants or equally delicious street stalls for a couple of dollars
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If your friends at home love tacky tourist crap, you are in luck! You will find an astounding array of toy helicopters made from Coca Cola cans, fake Zippos and cigarette lighters made from hollow M-16 ammunition, and Good Morning Vietnam T-shirts. But for those who want to enjoy real Vietnamese food and contemporary Saigon living, forget about all the tourist restaurants with their white linens and bloated prices, and instead dine where the Vietnamese do
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It was Hogmanay we had lunch in a little restaurant on an island and the local children played us Auld Lang Syne on their traditional musical instruments. at Lucky Plaza Mall, Benh Than Market and lot of other stores in District 1 and at the nguyen hue boulevard facing the ho chi minh statue or at the nearby Dong Khoi Street just parallel to Nguyen Hue Boulevard plus really cheap silk bags for the..
Collection Shopping in Saigon Essential information Air Money and costs Travelling with children Local transport See more Sights Top Pick Architecture Reunification Palace Surrounded by Royal Palm trees, the dissonant 1960s architecture of this government building and the eerie mood that accompanies a walk through its deserted halls make it one of the most intriguing spectacles in HCMC... Creative Commons Attribution licence Trekking with the H'mong around Sapa, northern Vietnam Negotiate generations-old mountain tracks and cascades of rice paddies to the villages of the H'mong people, an ethnic minority in Vietnam..
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