Reunification Palace & War Remnants Museum
On the morning of April 30th, 1975 the tanks of North Vietnamese Army bulldozed through the front gate of the South Vietnam Presidential Palace, ending the almost 20 years of Vietnam civil...
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From Cu Chi to Cai Be
Booking the trip to the Cu Chi Tunnel was the very first thing we did when we reached Saigon. Arriving early in the morning by bus from Mui Ne, we were dropped at...
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The White & Red Sand Dunes
From the Fairy Stream we set out northwards, cruising along the beautiful Mui Ne coast. Dark clouds that wrapped the whole village had totally disappeared, leaving a bright sunny sky behind. It was...
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The Fairy Path to Soui Tien Mui Ne
Continuation from HERE. Half day tour around Mui Ne was part of the package we took when we purchased the bus ticket from the agent in Saigon, and there he was, the...
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Hello, Mui Ne!
Mũi Né is a coastal fishing village in the Binh Thuan Province of southeastern Vietnam, about 200km from Ho Chi Minh City. Facing the rough South China Sea, the area is known as...
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KL – Saigon – Mui Ne
One fine afternoon of mid June found us wandering outside the Tan Son Nhat airport looking for the shuttle bus to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City, that is) and there it was, parked right at pillar...
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The Old Quarters
The rain had stopped when we left the Dong Xuan market, so we continued our day jaunt around the Old Quarter. Strolling through the quaint old town was like a step back in...
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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda and Dong Xuan Market
28 Oct 2011. I woke up to the roaring thunder outside my room at exactly 5.30am in the morning, despite the tiring journey to Ha Long Bay the day before. Sunrise is early...
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Ha Long Bay (Part II)
After visiting the grottoes and the lagoons, we were brought back to the village. Peddling towards the floating settlement. A peek inside the house. With 29 inch flat screen tv,...
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Ha Long Bay
27 Oct 2011. I was undecided at first whether to go to Tam Coc or Ha Long, and after some careful consideration (despite the recent Feb 2011 tragedy) we opted the latter. So on...
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Hanoi Hilton, Hoan Kiem Lake & Water Puppets
From the Temple of Literature, we walked to our next spot, the Hoa Lo Prison. A few cabmen and pillion riders (here they are called xe om) waiting outside the temple try...
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Good Morning, Vietnam!
26 Oct 2011. We found ourselves meandering through the LCCT departure hall on the wee hours of Diwali. Half asleep, the only way to force our eyes open was by watching the repetitious...
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