Blog Entries tagged 'chi'
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- What to do in HoiAn==HOI AN== You can either choose to stay in the city of Da Nang, or 30 kms away at Hoi An near the beach (if you're a beach person. Not much else to do there) or closer to town (which is Posted by melroy p in Vietnam travel, from India | May 10, 2019
- What to do in Ho Chi Minh HO CHI MINH [center][/center] Formerly known as Saigon, but named Ho Chi Minh after the war to honour the then President. A bustling city invaded by swarms of 2 wheelers zooming Posted by melroy p in Vietnam travel, from India | May 10, 2019
- Handy tips for first timers===Why Vietnam?=== Vietnam has had a bloody history, not just in the recent past but going back a thousand years. Vietnam has been invaded by the Chinese, Japanese, French and Americans, besides their neighbouring civilisations. Yet the country ha Posted by melroy p in Vietnam travel, from India | May 10, 2019
- Southern Land. Ho Chi Minh City. Elegant School Girl. I wrote this page for Virtual Tourist several years after our visit to Ho Chi Minh, so it was written from long-term memory not Posted by irenevt in Irene's Old Travel Pages - Asia. | Jan 24, 2019
- Chi Chi painting karen treated us to a Chi Chi painting workshop at Serena's Art Factory. we were given a little tour of the workshop, then we sat at atable under a shadecloth and tree. Serena explained we are all artists and Posted by TheDorsey5 in Wedding in Curacao | May 8, 2018
- Day 8 - Ho Chi Minh CityLast night we celebrated our last night with our Intrepid family. It’s funny we’ve only been together a short while, but we feel like we’ve known them for a long time. There was a lot of email address and Facebook Posted by Malby in Vietnam Adventure | Apr 6, 2018
- Au Revoir, Toum Teav & Hello, Ho Chi MinhMarch 22, 2018 Our last morning on the boat. Breakfast was a bit sombre as we ate our last meal together as a group. We packed up our rooms, paid our bar bill and left our tips for the crew and Posted by Casualodyssey in A Casual Odyssey | Mar 28, 2018
- Ho Chi Minh in 5 DaysA trip booked on the spur of the moment when one of my friends mentioned in the office that JetStar were doing a flash sale over the long weekend in June and that she would be going for two days. Posted by Time Well Spent in More Fun Than a Mortgage | Jun 29, 2017
- Ho Chi Minh City[center][/center] Well, we’ve made it to our final stop in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City. This city, which used to be named Saigon, was the capital of Vietnam from 1949-1975. Posted by BlondeandCurly in Blonde & Curly Adventures | Jun 5, 2017
- Hanoi - The Good, The Bad & The ExhaustTo all of you who know us well, you were well aware of our plans of visiting Australia and New Zealand this winter. However, as plans tend to do in life, they change. We ended up buying Posted by BlondeandCurly in Blonde & Curly Adventures | Feb 22, 2017
- Day 1 - Ho Chi MinhSo our plans for the kids to fall sound asleep immediately after take off at 12:30am didn't exactly work according to plan. (Surprise surprise). By the time we arrived in HCM city we were all exhausted, so it was straight Posted by BJDenDen in Vietnam 2016 | Mar 18, 2016
- Vietnam Day 3 - Cu Chi Tunnels Day TripI had my usual chicken noodle soup for breakfast at the hotel. [center][/center] The morning was spent travelling to the Cu Chi Tunnels north west of the city. [center][img=ht Posted by Shona Travels in Shona Travels The World | Mar 8, 2016
- Muine and Ho Chi Minh cityAfter Dalat we went to Muine which is like a Russian town. A lot of the shops and businesses are in Russian and there's a large community of them there, which is strange. Muine is a nice little beach town Posted by derryfadman in Worldwide ramblings | Dec 3, 2014
- Saigon (Cu Chi)Imagine staying 25m underground for up to 6 months. Cooking, being hospitailised and never see light, because of a stupid war that made no sense all but caused millions to die. The Cu Chi Tunnels was created by the VC Posted by GT Travel in GT Travel | Nov 5, 2014
- Lessons from Cu ChiOur last major visit on this trip were the Cu Chi Tunnels, about 1.5 hours outside of Ho Chi Minh City. Our guide and the hotels suggest that residents prefer the city to be called Saigon, but until I Posted by MJMullin in When Historical Stories Meet the Present | Aug 1, 2014
- Same, Same--only different[img=https://photos.travellerspoint.com/688129/Cathedral_of_Notre_Dame.jpg thumb=https://photo Posted by MJMullin in When Historical Stories Meet the Present | Jul 27, 2014
- What is the Message Being Told Here? After an uneventful transfer day from Hoi An to Danang to Ho Chi Minh City, our travel party is fully together for the first time this trip. Tra arrived from Hanoi last night, Posted by MJMullin in When Historical Stories Meet the Present | Jul 26, 2014
- Lesson Number TwoAlright, so yesterday's visits to the National Museum of History and the Museum of Ethnology showed possibility though very little promise, today's visit was very different. It showed both promise and peril. Today Tra, her sister Huoung and Posted by MJMullin in When Historical Stories Meet the Present | Jul 11, 2014
- Koh Kong, Chi Phat[img=ht Posted by bloorsontour in Bloors on Tour | Jul 3, 2014
- Revisiting the Vietnam War Reunification Palace in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam I actually slept in, today. I am not sure if that means my body is adjusting to it getting light so early, or if stayi Posted by world_wide_mike in Worldwidemike | Jul 1, 2014
- Hanoi / Halong BayAfter coming from Indonesia we actually found Hanoi quite quiet, small and relaxed. Many people had warned us that Hanoi was thick with mopeds and it's crazy. We found people drove slower here and it was safer to cross the Posted by derryfadman in Worldwide ramblings | Jun 2, 2014
- Vespa Tour of Saigon, The last day of 2013There are several companies offering bike tours around Saigon. We opted for the Vintage Vespa tour. The Vespa is such a cool iconic bike, what a great way to see the sights riding on the back off one of these Posted by Gingertoad in Return to SE Asia | Dec 31, 2013
- Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonderSo the other day (days are passing so quickly and they are blending into one) my friend Hanh, took me out to the Cu Chi tunnels for the day on her motorbike. Even though it is around 50kms away it Posted by breannamorgan34 in Somewhere in Vietnam | Dec 11, 2013
- Put down that map and get wonderfully lostWow, so I am three days and absolutely loving it here. And so much has already happened. My first official day in Ho Chi Minh City on sunday (10th) after failing to sleep in to beat being in New Zealand time- Posted by breannamorgan34 in Somewhere in Vietnam | Nov 11, 2013
- Out of the Fat and into the Fire -10-04-2012 This morning we were on deck at 8 am for our cyclo tour of Saigon. It was really nice to get a sense of the city without trying to dodge traffic. With the flick of his hand, Hoang beckoned our Posted by curlygirl in One mom, one son, one world | May 22, 2013
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