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HCMC

Two Days in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Julie Last updated: August 16, 2022 Vietnam 27 Comments

Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnam’s largest city. It is located in the southern portion of the country, not far from the Mekong Delta. This city was called Saigon until 1976, when the name was changed to Ho Chi Minh City after the conclusion of the Vietnam War. Many local people here prefer the name Saigon over Ho Chi Minh …

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Mekong Delta Vietnam

A Day on the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Julie Last updated: August 16, 2022 Vietnam 9 Comments

A trip to Vietnam would not be complete without a trip to the Mekong Delta. This is iconic Vietnam…flat fields of rice fields as far as the eye can see, wooden houses on stilts located along the river’s edge, men and women in small boats, selling their produce. I was so excited to get a glimpse of this Vietnamese way …

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Phu Quoc Island

Our Experience on Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam

Julie Last updated: August 16, 2022 Vietnam 14 Comments

Our introduction to Vietnam was a quick visit to the tropical island of Phu Quoc. The four of us spent two days, three nights here, which would have been just enough time to enjoy the beaches and do a little sightseeing. Unfortunately, we hardly did anything here. I was just recovering from a nice case of food poisoning, a Cambodian …

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