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Ho Chi Minh City aka Saigon and Mekong Delta

Ho Chi Minh City aka Saigon and Mekong Delta

  Our Trip to Vietnam is coming to an end. Our final destination here is Ho Chi Minh City (Wiki-link) from where we also visited the Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long “Nine Dragon river delta” aka Mekong Delta, the region right at the bottom of Vietnam. We arrived only to find that the road in front of our Hotel was under some construction. Some minor works, apparently. But that didn’t bother us too much, worse was the lack of electricity and therefore no AirCon…

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Mui Ne – Beachlife, Surfertown, a fairy stream and lots of sand

Mui Ne – Beachlife, Surfertown, a fairy stream and lots of sand

  From Hoi An we got on a new mode of transportation for us – a sleeper bus. We had ample experience with overnight bus rides from the United states, where we traveled a lot with Greyhounds. And compared to Greyhounds, the busses in Vietnam are definitely a luxurious way to travel. A sleeper bus comes with sleeping berths, there are three aisles, and two berths on top of each other. If you’re on the top one you have to…

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Hoi An – the City that stole our Hearts

Hoi An – the City that stole our Hearts

  Hoi An is one of these places that you instantly like. It’s small, manageable and is dotted with charming old buildings, beautifully preserved and turned into souvenir shops, boutiques, restaurants and cafés. Especially the latter are where we spent a lot of time. Did we mention the Vietnamese coffee is delicious? One of the major advantages of Hoi An is its central Old Town, which has been pedestrianised. Not even scooters are allowed in there, just bikes, and that’s…

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