July 2nd 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City
We took an early flight to Ho Chi Minh City ( previously called Saigon) We arrive at the hotel at 12. Ning took us to the Pho2000 noodle bar for lunch and then we visited the market which sold cheap c ... 9 photos [full story]

July 7th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City
Hello from Saigon! We arrived in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) today at 4:30 a.m. The train ride was brutal as it was freezing cold in our sleeper. I woke up with a runny nose and sore throat. When ... [full story]

July 7th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City
After flights to Perth - Singapore - , i arrived ! Small delays mostly due to strong headwinds (200km/h) but had plenty of time anyway! A long night waiting at airports, but managed to sleep a bit on ... [full story]

July 6th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City
After a quick swine flu check at the Vietnamese border and having to unload all our bags from the bus for screening only to find that the xray machine was broken, we were on our way to Saigon. Saig ... [full story]

July 5th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City
Decided to go to the zoo yesterday. The day started quite sunny but as the afternoon drew in the clouds started to form and it was clear rain was not far away. So, the visit was broken up by spells of ... 13 photos [full story]

July 1st 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City
The people here love sport. Whether it is the people that get up before 5 to do aerobics in the park or the football crazy kids, it seems if you can find a enough space to swing a cat you can easily p ... [full story]

June 22nd 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Southeast
Our Easy Riders were desperate to drop us in the city and get out before rush hour began. For the last 80 kms of our journey, they really had their foot down and we each had a few near misses as the ... 48 photos [full story]

June 25th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City
We're in Ho Chi Minh right now waiting a few hours for our flight to the hill station Da Lat in south central Vietnam. We were essentially without internet the past few days in the Perhentian Islands ... 75 photos [full story]

June 24th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City
Ok, so it has been a few days but hey I've been busy. After getting settled into the hotel, went for a walk with one of my colleagues that knew the area. This was quite useful as I quickly realised ... [full story]

June 21st 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City
We made our way back to Bangkok airport and boarded our 6th Air Asia flight to Ho Chi Minh City clutching a crumpled bit of paper proving we were supposedly allowed to enter the country and collect ou ... 8 photos [full story]