- Ho Chi Minh City. Or Saigon for all you oldies out there...As an apology for my last blog, where all I really did was moan about mosquitos, hopefully this will actually tell you what we’ve done over the last few days!
We really enjoyed Ho Chi Minh, it was a crazy, busy, Posted by Jen90 in Mobbs On The Move | Mar 18, 2013
- IRONING OUT THE WRINKLESWell, it now March 11th. I finally feel that some of the glitches that I first encountered have been resolved. As for the adjustment phase, well, in all honestly there are some days I think what am I Posted by Rhondalee in Getting ready for the year long journey | Mar 14, 2013
- Hanoi ... the capital of Vietnam ... amongst other thingsA fortnight ago Jill and I headed north with 12,15-16 year old pupils from school to attend the 5th United Nations International School Model United Nations conference ... which meant we got to see a lot of the school and Posted by TheBackyard in A Comrade's Guide to Vietnam | Mar 14, 2013
- Vivid Vietnam Part I - Saigon & Nha Trang
Here we go again:
After arriving in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) early in the morning (and another drive on an exhausting Nightbus), we decided to start the first day slowly by walking through the neighbourhood and where ever our Posted by KlötzOnTour in Asia2013 | Mar 14, 2013
- VietnamAs we move south it is getting warmer and the jungle is growing wild and crazy.
As we come out of China the first thing that I notice is people can talk to me and most have some thing Posted by toby.chavez in Make Your Dreams Reality | Mar 12, 2013
- From Vietnam to SingaporeHello!
Wow! It has been a long time since I have written a blog post. I apologize for such a long wait to all of those who are living vicariously through me and my travels; I have just been so busy Posted by MVVincent in Semester at Sea | Mar 12, 2013
- Hanoi (9th - 12th)
So after a long journey (19hrs) to Hanoi we finally arrived at 9am! Still feeling really tired. Definitely think no matter how much you sleep on the sleeper buses its never good enough sleep so we always seem to still Posted by Sophie_241 in Our big adventure | Mar 11, 2013
- Cambodia and VietnamTwo months into the trip, and even though its been two weeks since our weekend in Singapore we still aren't quite back to full-on traveller budget style life. We are now in Vietman and are currently staying in a beautiful Posted by RozandRob in The Trip | Mar 10, 2013
- Dreaded MosquitosMany of you will know that I’m a bit of an animal lover; I do tend to go a bit ‘gushy’ over most creatures. Whereas I don’t particularly go in for the insects, or the snakes, I don’t hate them Posted by Jen90 in Mobbs On The Move | Mar 9, 2013
- Hoi An here we come!!Wednesday 6th March
After a rather long, grotty 12 hour journey on a sleeper bus we arrived in Hoi An (right by the river) and caught a taxi to find some accomodation. After a little while we managed to find a Posted by abi_phillips in Our big adventure | Mar 7, 2013
- SaigonThe names ‘Saigon’ and ‘Ho Chi Minh City’ are used pretty interchangeably here, aptly when referring to the history of the old city or the state of the current one. It was odd to be looking at the garden Posted by HopeEakins in Around the World with Bill and Hope | Mar 5, 2013
- HueOur travel to Hue did not start well. We were up and ready to leave at 7.30am...but we never got picked up. After an angry conversation with the travel agents, who said they had come but we weren't Posted by duncan-alice in Duncan & Alice Go RTW! | Mar 3, 2013
- Ha Long Bay Cruise & Impressions of Vietnam
===Ha Long Bay===
Early in the morning of Friday 1 March, we left Hanoi to drive to Ha Long Bay to spend two days and one night aboard a cruise ship in the bay.
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- Hanoi, the Capital of Vietnam
On Tuesday morning 26 February, we took a flight from the Dong Hoi airport to Hanoi. Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city with a population of about 6.5 Posted by janejoe in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam | Mar 2, 2013
- Start of March!Can't believe we have had a week here already! yesterday (1st March) we spent the whole day travelling on a bus!! bloody boring if you ask me but our visa started then so we wanted to get to vietnam! We Posted by Sophie_241 in Our big adventure | Mar 2, 2013
- Good Morning Vietnam
Every day we say “we’re a long way from home” and “THIS is really exotic.” Every day we give thanks for all the blessings of our life at home and our life of incredible privilege on this ship. Posted by HopeEakins in Around the World with Bill and Hope | Mar 1, 2013
- Hoi AnAfter a short flight we arrived at Da Nâng airport, in the pouring rain. Thankfully our hostel had sent a car to pick us up so we drove through the down pour along eerily quiet streets- I guess moped Posted by duncan-alice in Duncan & Alice Go RTW! | Feb 27, 2013
- Hue to Dong Hoi, Vietnam
On Sunday 24 February, we left Hûé by car to drive to our next destination, that being Dong Hoi. Our reason for going to Dong Hoi was to visit the limestone caves to the west of Posted by janejoe in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam | Feb 27, 2013
- Ho Chi Minh CityWe arrived in Ho Chi Minh City from the Mekong Delta and the first thing that struck us was the quantity of mopeds and scooters on the road! It was incredible to see so many bikes and I really wouldn't Posted by duncan-alice in Duncan & Alice Go RTW! | Feb 26, 2013
- Mekong DeltaWe have now headed on from Cambodia into Vietnam via the border crossing into the Mekong Delta. This has been the easiest border crossing yet. We arrived by mini-van and got our passports stamped with no queues on Posted by duncan-alice in Duncan & Alice Go RTW! | Feb 26, 2013
- Hue, the Imperial City
On Friday 22 February, we left Hoi An by car and drove to Hûé, the previous capital of Vietnam. Between 1802 and 1945, it was the imperial capital of the Nguyen dynasty. As such, the Posted by janejoe in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam | Feb 24, 2013
- Da Lat, Da Nang and Hoi An
On Monday 18 February, after having spent the morning doing some last minute sight-seeing in Ho Chi Minh City, we took an afternoon flight to Da Lat in the Central Highlands of southern Posted by janejoe in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam | Feb 23, 2013
- LIVING IT UP IN THE SAPA HIGHLANDSTrekking up into the highlands of Sapa is a very magical place. As you arrive in the clouds that surround the town you get small glimpes of Mt. Fansipan, the highest mountain in Vietnam.
The modern Sapa is an invigorating experience Posted by studneski in Studneski Family 2013 World Trip | Feb 20, 2013
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
On the afternoon of Wednesday 13 February, we took a Vietnam Airlines flight to Ho Chi Minh City, or what used to be called “Saigon” prior to 1975. After having collected our bags, we s Posted by janejoe in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam | Feb 20, 2013
- Elegant SaigonFearing another long and bumpy sleeper train journey we decided to fly the very cheap and very unreliable Jetstar from Da Nang down to Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City as it is now called. We left Hoi An with Posted by Waldos on Tour in Rice, Noodles and Kangaroos | Feb 19, 2013