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Vietnam Holiday โ€“ Ho Chi Minh City: Day 3 Road Side Interests

On the journey back to Ho Chi Minh City, I started to enjoy the hustle and bustle again – the vibrant city is alive 24/7 ๐Ÿ™‚ The thing that got my attention is that there are street food vendors on … Continue reading

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Vietnam Holiday โ€“ Ho Chi Minh City: Day 3 Cu Chi Tunnels

Well the bus journey continued and about 1 hour later we arrived at our destination. The Cu Chi Tunnels was infamous for how the guerrillas went around and popped up and attacked the enermy (the US Army) during the Vietnam … Continue reading

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Vietnam Holiday โ€“ Ho Chi Minh City: Day 3 Bus Journey

After a nice sleep, I decided to go for another tour trip – this time to the Cแปง Chi Tunnels. On the way, I took time to enjoy the scenary in and around the vibrant City. There was interesting views … Continue reading

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Vietnam Holiday โ€“ Ho Chi Minh City: Day 2 Night-Life

After dinner, I went back to my hostel, had a quick nap, I showered and then relaxed for a couple of hours, before I headed out. I had decided to meet-up with the chaps that I met-up at the MZ-Bar … Continue reading

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Vietnam Holiday – Ho Chi Minh City: Day 2 Dinner Time

Well after a long day in the office (aka touring the Mekong Delta), what better way to celebrate than eating well ๐Ÿ™‚ So in true Vietnamese Style, the classic Poh Bo dish was the offering of the moment. I visited … Continue reading

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Vietnam Holiday โ€“ Ho Chi Minh City: Day 2 Mekong Delta

After visiting the Handicraft Stall, we continued on the road to My Tho – Ben Tre. One of the places we passed was a new “Happy Land” Theme Park that is being constructed outside of Ho Chi Minh City – … Continue reading

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Vietnam Holiday โ€“ Ho Chi Minh City: Day 2 Handicraft Tours

I decided to book a tour for the second day. This was was to visit the Mekong Delta – with a visit to a couple of the islands around the Delta. The tour was called a “My Tho and Ben … Continue reading

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Vietnam Holiday โ€“ Ho Chi Minh City: Day 1 Night-Life

Wow Ho Chi Minh City certainly has a great night-life! ๐Ÿ™‚ I had been looking at recommendations on people’s lists on Foursquare and one place stuck out. It was called MZ Restaurant and Bar, so I decided to give it … Continue reading

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Vietnam Holiday โ€“ Ho Chi Minh City: Day 1 Museums

Well the first day involved visiting several of the museums and locations around District 1. This ranged from a Vietnam War Museum, the Independence (aka Reunification (and formerly the Presidential)) Palace and the War Remnants Museum. So I decided to … Continue reading

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Vietnam Holiday โ€“ Ho Chi Minh City: Day 1 Sights and Sounds

Well the first morning involved wandering around HCMC and visiting the tourist sights within District 1. I decided to walk everywhere as I found previously this is the best way to see the hustle and bustle of places like this … Continue reading

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