As close as you'll get to Bangkok's Khoa San Road in Ho Chi Minh City. It has everythin Khoa San has, minus its brash, crass & overbearing aspects (e.g. think minus Costa Del Sol).
Nice relaxed place - we liked it a lot.
Good Afternoon Vietnam! May 20th 2007 We didn't arrive in Ho Chi Minh (formerly known as Saigon) until 2pm hence the title! We had booked the Mekong Express Bus which left Phnom Penh at 7am..however we had to be ready at 5.50am for the van to pick us up and take us to the bus station! I must confess that both James and I were happy to leave Phnom Penh, we were getting quite bored. The journey took about 7 hours in all, includin ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more
Instructions for travelling:
1. Purchase two backpacks and 2 round the world tickets. - Check
2. Viciously rehome vast tracks of possessions on ebay or Oxfam and ferret away the rest in a (very generous) friend's garage. - Check
3. Rehome unimpressed cat. - Check
4. Sell the house - No comment.
5. Board Plane. - Check
By the end of this trip, we should have enough anecedotes for a lifetime of boring friends of 'this one time when we were just outside and you'll never believe what we .
Result.
Anyone complains, we'll bring out the... full info