Ho Chi Minh City Favorites

--My second visit to Saigon was because of illness. Since the medics at Phước Vĩnh couldn't figure out what was wrong with me, they sent me to...

--On December 24, 1964, we did a very unusual thing and traveled by car from Tân Ba to Saigon, a distance of about thirty kilometers. The driver of the car was...

-- In a letter dated December 25, 1964, I wrote: I just took a walk past the Brinks Hotel. It is still standing, the frame that is, but it looks like almost the...

--While I was in Saigon for Têt I saved this calendar page to show how the Vietnamese keep their solar and lunar calendars straight. The big section at the top...

-- My seventh visit to Saigon was also in March 1965, when I spent one night at the Hotel Saigon after returning from my week in Hong Kong.In a letter dated...

--My fourteenth visit to Saigon was in August 1995. Nick and I took an overnight train from Hué (going through Xuan Loc, presumably, though we were asleep and...

Although the Number One Beer in Vietnam is still Saigon Beer and the second most popular beer is Tiger Beer, San Miguel Beer is growing in Popularity in Vietnam...

Tiger Beer, the another South East Asian Beer and Originated in Singapore (and a Direct Competitor of San Miguel Beer for regional beer supremacy) is presently,...

The process for getting a visa for Vietnam is fast and easy ... go to the Embassy website and download the visa application and fill it out, take 2 photos and...

Ho Chi Minh City is the official and the modern name of Saigon. It is the largest city in Vietnam and the business center. This city is rich in culture,...

it is expensive for easy tours like Cuchi tunnel, mekong delta and City tour. BuT, it may be what you have to pay for PRIVATE tour. So you should consider...

Ho Chi Minh City has had several names in its interesting history.At one time it was Prey Nokor ("forest empire/city" in the Khmer language) with reference to...

$140 that's probably price for a private trip for 2 of you. Someone mention $90 for private car, so $140 for full package is reasonable.If you can afford this,...

Seen a number of tips advising to use US$ and bring lots of small denominations. Really don't advise this for two reasons: You'll get a better price in VND,...

ARCHIVED! THIS TIP IS NO LONGER VALID!! AIRPORT TAX IS NOW INCLUDED INTO THE TICKET.The airport tax is collected at the airport itself upon your departure from...

Ho CHi Minh is a honking hell... zillions of motorbikes all over, as well as cars and ciclos... mad traffic and pollution... and noise, in particular. It's...

Vietnamese Dong (VND) is Vietnam official currency. Anyone can be millionaire in Vietnam. P/s: Million-Dong-aire!!! Hahah!!For USD100.00 you may get slightly...

Tips: Get the map from the airport. However the airport map ain't that fantastic.Once you are in the city, go to the tourist information building (which is...

(last date visited - Dec. 24, 2004)1-Day Mekong Tour (Ben Tre Provincea) bee farmb) candy factoryc) free lunchd) boat ridingDeparture time - 8:00 a.m.Arrival...