Author: Leoniedukes

29 June Today started with a bit of a problem.  I had booked a tour for an easy no fuss last day, but apparently the company I booked with ceased to exist suddenly.  I had not paid anything, but it did leave me at a bit of a loss for

28 June Today I took the bus back to Saigon, and went to a show at the Saigon Opera House.  It is a show aimed at tourists, and it is what you might image would be the result if someone who had only ever been exposed to Vietnamese traditional theatre

27 June Today was a boat trip including a trip to a couple of floating markets.  It was interesting, but with the improvement to roads in the area these markets have been shrinking and were quite small.  I did have a chance to walk around an archard and see a

26 June Today I travelled to Can Tho on the bus.  Five and a half very long hours, with one 15 minute break nearly four hours in. I have been thinking that all of my photos tend to be of the good/interesting bits, and thought I might try taking some

25 June Today I travelled to the point generally considered the end of southern Vietnam, Dat Mui.  I believe boats leave regularly from the nearby town, but I decided to take the easy option and had the hotel organise a boat, so I had a speedboat to myself, leaving from

24 June An early morning and lots of travel.  Up at 4am, 20 mins to the airport, 30 mins getting through security, 10 minutes on the bus to the plane, 40 mins flying, and I was finally in the Mekong Delta, at Rach Gia.   I had hoped to be