Travelogues Ho Chi Minh City

Our journey to Vietnam and Cambodia begins on March 10, 2025.

The first pictures show just a little of the atmosphere here - and that we are enjoying ourselves. We had seen a scooter pass by several times with a high rack on it - we were...

... but first leisurely breakfast in bed with the 'Crocodile and His Hippopotamus' classic

So it was time to say goodbye to Cambodia and cross the border into Vietnam. Upon arriving at the border, it was quite uneventful compared to entering Cambodia. At the...

Everywhere you read that the north of Vietnam is different from the south. You only need to know a bit of history to understand why. Experiencing it is a whole different thing....

Saigon is currently marked by the grand celebration of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam's reunification. The festivities seem to last the whole week and culminate on April 30th,...

I start this entry about 12 MILLION meters high above the clouds. According to Tatti, this is exactly the altitude at which airplanes fly. Anyone who would now vehemently...

About exactly seven years ago, I left Saigon with a cold. Now I am entering again with a cold. Perhaps a consequence of foreign germs, long bus rides, and the two 10-hour tours...

Now we have traveled for 2/3 of the time we have allocated - it feels like much longer with all the impressions and experiences we have already gathered in our backpacks. On our...

Next country: Vietnam! We start in the south in Ho Chi Minh City and travel north from there: estimated time is 30 days (e-visa).. Let's see what the country has to offer :-)

Day 85 Journey to Ho-Chi-Minh In the morning, I first swam a few laps in the pool, as it was really large and we hadn’t used it yet. After breakfast, we packed our things and...

There are historical events that are actually not far away – in terms of time, I mean. They happened less than 50 years ago or even during the time when I was already in the...

A memory of Vietnam's recent history and an appeal not to forget it

Hello. (as the Japanese say) It is Sunday, January 15, 2017. We have been heading towards Saigon again for a few minutes. It was pretty good there...because the...

Hello home sweeties, more than a month has passed again ... puhhh the weeks are just flying by and it's time for a new blog post. 😃 whoop whoop Currently we are in beautiful...

[by Jonas] So we are in Ho Chi Minh City or formerly known as Saigon. The second largest city we visit on our journey and the biggest in Vietnam. We noticed this right at the...

In this entry I have to catch up on a few things. At the beginning I'll go back to 08.02.18. We went into the city in the evening and met Rene one last time. He continued on to...

On the outbound flight from Amsterdam to Ho Chi Minh City, I had a layover in Xiamen, China. For the 5 hours we could go to the waiting area for transfer flights, but at the...

It's been almost two weeks since we took a trip to the southernmost part of Ho Chi Minh, but we thought the post shouldn't be missed. We started at 7am. The backpack was full of...

First of all: Nadine still wins every time at puzzles and I haven't married yet - sad story. But aside from my defeats, I had a really great time in Vietnam. The Phong Nha...

Day 1-8 Actually, I should start even earlier to report on our trip. We didn't fly until October 8th. off, but the time before departure was incredibly intense. In summary, the...

So we flew from Da Nang to Ho-Chi-Minh City, also known as Saigon. We were here from 28.04. to 01.05. Since we started with a little delay, we were under time pressure. On...

08.02. Good morning Berlin, you can be so ugly... 5:50 a.m. I wake up, as always when I'm excited, 10 minutes before my alarm goes off. Internal clock. Winter has also reached...

After relaxing on the island of Phu Quoc for a week, we head back to the bustling city of Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon. We were here a week ago, but only at the train...

Arriving in Ho Chi Minh in the evening, we were able to check in and went straight to a cute vegan restaurant to eat something. After walking around our neighborhood for a bit...

The journey from Siquijor to Ho Chi Minh City took almost a whole day. In the afternoon of April 12th, we boarded the ferry towards Dumaguete. After about an hour, we reached...

If I had written this post about Ho Chi Minh City directly on the morning after arrival, it definitely wouldn't have been very positive 😅... The location of the homestay and...

Reunification Palace

Now that we had our luggage, we headed to the nearest bar. After all, it was almost eleven o'clock and one must follow the rules. Then we took the bus to the hostel.. It's worth...

I have never seen so many motorcycles or scooters in my life as during my visit to Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon. It was as if a big motorcycle race was taking...