Getting my history on

Vietnam War Facts
Dates: 1954-1973
Location: South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos
Result: North Vietnamese
Troop Strength
South Vietnam: 850,00, United States: 540,000, South Korea:Læs mere
Visa on arrival in Vietnam

2:30PM: Our plan landed in Vietnam. It took us 30 minutes just to get to the airport building.
3PM: We arrived in Vietnam, the first room in the airport you walk into is clearly immigration. WeLæs mere
My gunsteling tydverdryf WAG en VISA

Hierdie is 3de wêreld pappie!! Geduld moet jy hê of vinnig kry!! En kommunikasie is taamlik min tot geen in 'n obskure taal gelukkig is Isabel, 'n "global" naam so hopelik sal ek hoor as hul my naamLæs mere
Uber - Moto

I didn't know uber offered rides on the back of a scooter 🏍.
Maybe this can work in Bermuda 😜.
{Roedolf}
Vienglish

Man the peops here speak english very deliciously if AT ALL!! So expect nothing and less than nothing, it's back to the basics -sherades. Then I got a brainwave -google a picture and show them whatLæs mere
Cheapest most expensive dinner ever

On the way to the the Bén Thành Market I withdrew cash at an ATM and for the first time ever I was a cash millionaire. It felt so weird to select "withdraw 2,000,000 Vietnamese dong".
Anyway afterLæs mere
Phãm Hõng Thai

Classic Vietnam, exploring the city by foot
Vietnam Coffee shop

{Roedolf}
Ho Chi Minh City hustle and bustle

Everyone tried to prepare us that Ho Chi Minh City (Saignon City is the old name)will be overwhelming because there are so many people.
Nothing could have prepared us for what actually awaited usLæs mere
Ho Chi Minh home

The uber dropped us off in a very small alleyway, and in the middle of the old, rugged looking street is a brand new modern apartment building. The security guard wants to take our passports whichLæs mere
Lunch at Nà hàng Cõn Phung

Included in our tour was lunch. I am not sure how this works but everyone on the tour with us are on different tour itineraries and its seems we are the only people on the 3day/2night one. EveryoneLæs mere
Heal the world

The lyrics of the Michael Jackson song starts with the line: "Heal the world". I feel like no one in Vietnam has ever heard this song or they miss heard it as "Kill the world".
It's absolutelyLæs mere
Day one on the Mekong Delta

Rich experience, so glad we are here!
My heart bleed for the poor people here. But as our tour guide said "People here are poor but happy. People in the city has more strong brain".
Its just luckyLæs mere
Mekong delta

We left the city at 8am , a few hours later after a bumpy bus rid we arrived in My Tho town. Roedolf spoiled me with a cool hat so I can look the part of a local. Here we got on a very primitiveLæs mere
Hotel Xuân Mai 3

Vanaand se hotel het een ster, nie lekker seker waar hulle die ster gekry het nie. Haha
Eerste ding wat ek gedink het toe ek hier in stap was, my pa sal eerder dood voor hy hier bly. Die kamer wasLæs mere
GONY

GONY or Glory of New York was the restaurant/spa we picked for dinner. Interesting combination I must say.
They provided us with the dinner menu and spa menu at the same time. We already had a packedLæs mere
Wholesale on the river

The Cai Rang floating market is the biggest floating market in Vietnam. The market is mostly for wholesale purposes. The traders go and buy fruit and vegetables from the farmers and then transport theLæs mere
Small vendors at the floating market

There are some small vendors at the market, no doubt aimed more at the tourists.
From the lady in the first photo who sells bread for breakfast, to the coffee and fruit vendors.
We bought aLæs mere
Cai Rang floating market

We walked to the wharf and got on a boat for a 30 minute drive to the market, it is an impressive site. A stretch of boats selling all variety of goods lines the river. Not really a place forLæs mere
Rice vermicelli

Isabel volunteered to make some Rice vermicelli now all I need to do is buy the equipment and we never have to buy rice vermicelli again. 😂
Very interesting process, they take 20% tapioca flourLæs mere
His and hers

Isabel wil graag 'n "his and hers" in ons badkamer hê eendag. Eks nie lekker seker of hierdie is wat sy ingedagte het nie.
{Roedolf}
Cycling in rural Vietnam

This tour just get more interesting by the minute, the communication is very limited wherever we arrive the guide just say lets go. Me and Roedolf realized we are the only people in our group of aboutLæs mere
Garage bus wait

It rained where our next bus picked us up, again we don't have any info other than "wait 5minutes" . This guy in the pic with a few others were all hiding out off the rain. We got this tea as aLæs mere
Timetravel

It feels like we have been in Vietnam for weeks and its only been two days. In a way I get the kind off time travel feeling we experienced in Cuba. It is just so incredibly different and such a richLæs mere
Crocs and bonsais

Crocs and bonsais what a weird combination for a farm.
On the way to our overnight spot we stopped at a alligator farm. I am still not sure if this was just a convenient restroom stop or if itsLæs mere