March 18th - 21st Arriving in Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City as it is called now we were agog at how western it all is. Driving through the sprawling metropolis we saw department stores, ‘proper’ shops, car showrooms and restaurants that wouldn’t look out of place in London. Not to mention traffic lights and roundabouts! It even has a Vietnamese version of Starbucks, Highlands Coffee, which serves great coffee but at very un-Asian prices. Crossing the road is a bit of a mission in Saigon. I have never seen so many motorbikes in one place as there are on the streets here. It is completely bonkers. They are everywhere. Some carry just one passenger while others are piled high with families and their shopping. Traffic doesn’t stop for pedestrians and to cross the road you
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