Saigon

My first impressions of Saigon (or Ho Chi Minh City as its internationally known but no calls it that here), were less than favourable. I thought Bangkok was crazy but Saigon is literally teeming with people and traffic  like ants. It still has a bit of the 'French' about it so is quite trendy and chic, but one Australian girl was kidnapped and held for money in the taxi, another English boy had his money taken from the hotel room and the staff at the hotel just said they take no responsibility for any missing items, then said it was probably his girlfriend! Welcome to Vietnam. You have to be on your guard all the time, one girl handed over money for a drink then went to change the drink and when she came back the lady said she had never given her any money. Robberies/kidnappings are very common and the people here are very tough.

Apart from the that the place is beautiful, and I'm looking fiorward to seeing other parts of the country. We're making our way north, and will be visiting Nha Trang, which is a beach town full of Russians (there are direct flights from Vladivostok) and old people, Hoi An famous for its French architecture and tailoring, Halong Bay and finally Hanoi the capital of the north. Also, Facebook is super hard to access here as the government have strong censorship but there are ways and means!! :)