August 3, 2016
22 July 2016 As a bit of an outing for the day, we decide to take a bit of a ride around some of the Mekong delta canals and back lanes, hopefully to also see the market at the remote 7 rivers junction. Setting off out of Can Tho, it was a fairy swift blast […]
21 July 2016 We are woken by very loud noises and the room literally shaking. It sounds as if they are demolishing the hotel with us in it. We pack up hastily and head downstairs. The woman from the hotel insists (as always) on giving us the victory sign right in our faces with a […]
Mỹ Tho is located in the Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam, this city is known for the local soup ‘hủ tiếu Mỹ Tho’. It’s popular with tourists who stop here for boat trips on the Mỹ Tho river and surrounding canals which is part of the Mekong Delta river network. Our Trip We decided to […]
19 July 2016 After a few days in Saigon, it’s time to head South once again, and in to the Mekong. A quick breakfast in the hotel, and then time to gather up the excess items we’ve decided to ship home. The ride from the backpacker district in D1 to the grand old Eiffel designed […]
17 July 2016 We wake up late for our Cu Chi tunnels tour, and have to quickly grab all the essentials and rush down for breakfast before our guide Phuoc, arrives at 9.00 a.m. As we are eating our breakfast we see him outside, so rush to finish. We decided to ride our own bikes […]
Ho Chi Minh City, still also romantically referred to as Saigon by its inhabitants, is situated in the south-eastern region of Vietnam. It is the largest and most populous city in Vietnam with over 10 million people living in the metropolitan area. The city is a thriving economic hub for modern Vietnam with contemporary skyscrapers […]
