Blogs from Ho Chi Minh City, Southeast, Vietnam, Asia - page 3

Angekommen in Ho Chi Minh City, wie Saigon nach Einnahme durch Nordvietnamesische Truppen genannt wird, fällt einem eine Sache sofort auf: Im Vergleich zu zB Phnom Penh ist diese Stadt sauber und modern. Der Westen hat hier doch schon mehr eingekehrt als im Nachbarland Kambodscha. Es gibt grüne Parks und riesige Leutreklamen auf Hochhäuser. Es gibt keine Tuktuks mehr sondern einen nicht enden wollenden Strom von Rollern und Taxis. Man sieht allerdings, wie ich finde zum ersten Mal hier in Südostasien, Einheimische, die einfach im Park herumlaufen, Kids, die im Park spielen oder einfach Menschen, die sich entspannen oder trainieren. Vietnamesen haben offensichtlich nicht nur arbeiten und Geld „verdienen“ im Kopf, sondern geniessen auch etwas Freizeit am Wochenende. Unfassbar... Wir sind in einem Hotel, in dem uns jedes Mal die Türe geöffnet wird und zwei junge ... read more

We left Battambang and did a epic trip to get to the beach in Sihanoukville; up at 6.15am for a 3 hour bus to Pursat where we visited a floating village - not alot to say about that, its a village and it floats :). Then a 5 hour bus to Phnom Penh, an hour wait and a 6 hour bus to Sihanoukville, we arrived at midnight and passed out. There are a few beaches in Sihanoukville we started in Serendipity Beach which is the busiest and full of 'Brits Abroad' types, the first day we went straight to the beach to get our tan on, there are loads of Cambodian women trying to get everyone to get massages and buying bracelets. They are very good at selling and I got my feet cleaned and 3 ... read more

Trips up rivers, through jungles up mountiains are great and exploring just as much so . But I love food, local food, and I am not really into restaurants , they are expensive directed at tourists and the food is not always the best plus you got to sort of look clean and tidy to go in. I love street food cooked and eaten by peasents ( sorry to the peasents for saying peasents).Cheap , lots off it and cooked by real experts . Someone in Bali told me why it tastes so good . They say that these guys , al they do all their lives day in day out is cook the same dish and flog it on the streets , this recipe gets passed down generation to generation , always the same ( ... read more

Hi All. Last time you heard from us we were in Hue which is sort of half way down the coast in Vietnam. We left there on the 26th February, I with a belly full of Immodium tablets to stop me pooing on the 4 hour bus journey to Hoi An. You will be pleased to know - (Medical Science 1, Diahorrea 0) - I did not poo....however that story was not quite yet over. Anyway, Hoi An was a lovely town where we decided to spend 3 days. After the damp of Hanoi and Hue, it was a relief to find ourselves in much sunnier weather where we were able to stroll around, soak up the riverside atmosphere, browse the many artisan shops and enjoy the local cuisine...some of which was better than others. The ... read more