The one who made my day

After getting cheated and intimated by a crazy motorbike driver, I was lost in Cholon. When I asked for direction to the chinatown market, this young man could not communicate with me, but was very nice in taking me there on his motorbike. He gave me back my faith that there is more to Saigon than crazy taxi, cyclo, and motorbike drives.

Day in Cholon - Beware of motorcycle drivers

March 19th 2007
Here I am alone in Saigon for the first time. PY has returned to Canada and I have 2 days before I set out to Singapore. Seeing that I have been around district 1 for over 5 days, I decided to have a change of scenery and go to Cholon, the Chinatown of Saigon. The experience became my most bitter/sweet experience. Bitter, because I got cheated and intimidated by the motorbike driver going there. S ... read more

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