Ho Chi Minh

We have finally arrived in the country we've been waiting 4 years to visit - Vietnam! After a day of lounging in Negombo, we boarded our 11pm flight to Bangkok, where we had a 3hr layover (nb. nap for Mike) before our flight to Ho Chi Minh. We landed in Ho Chi Minh around 9am and were in our apartment by 11am, and napping by 12.30pm. We are SO happy to be in Vietnam, to eat the delicious food and see the familiar smiley faces and sights of South-East Asia again.

While we were exhausted from our travel day (and 29hrs of no sleep), we wanted to make the most of our time in Vietnam - this meant doing a street food tour, so that we knew about all the delicious things we should try and how to eat them. We spent a fun 3.5hrs walking around Ho Chi Minh, trying out so many things we wouldn't have thought of trying on our own including banh trang nuong (a Vietnamese "pizza" made of grilled rice paper), bo la lot (Vietnamese beef in lolot leaves), banh xeo (stuffed crepe), pork xoi (sticky rice), longan ice cream and others. A great first day in Vietnam!Read more