We arrived in Ho Chi Minh formally Saigon on the 13th of December. We went for a walk and discovered the busy city. There is traffic everywhere! We went to get some much needed food and decided to treat ourselves to some much needed western food. We went to a place called Marcels and had burgers.
The next day we visited the Cu Chi tunnels and to an art museum which employs disabled people as a result of the wars in Vietnam. It was very interesting and great to see how innovative the Vietnamese were during the wars.
During our visit in Ho Chi Minh we also visited Ben Thành market a very large market with lots of stall holders that try to rip you off. We then got a very expensive taxi ride to the war museum. The museum which documents the 60 years of wars. It was quite harrowing especially the part that documented the aftermath of the Napalm and agent orange bombs. These caused many genetic mutations throughout generations of a family. We also visited the post office. We then experienced our first sleeper bus trip to Mui Ne in which we arrived there around 1am.
We arrived in Mui Ne and had another trip on a motorcycle with our things to the hostel. Luckily the hotel served food 24/7 so we got to have a very late tea.
Mui Ne is one of my favourite places in Vietnam so far purely for its beach and beautiful scenery. We had a few days topping up the tan and spending some days on the beach, trying not to get attacked by sandflies. I went in the very rough sea which just involved getting hit by waves as opposed to swimming.
We also went a tour which took us to the white sand dunes, the fairy stream, a fishing village and red sand dunes. We woke up at sunrise and went to the white sand dunes in our own car. When we arrived we got a quad bike to the top, we were greeted with a beautiful but once again cloudy sky.
We then visited the fairy stream, this was my favourite place. I loved the mix of the red and white sand creating a two tonal effect. I even got to make a face with the sand, my is the darker coloured one.
The last stops were the fishing village and the red sand dunes and of course we had to get the typical tourist photo.
Next stop is Nha Trang for Christmas and Hoi An for New Year!
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We found the cycle rickshaws to be a reasonable price Jess.
We were taken on an overnight train to the hilltop town of Sa Pa. Very interesting with hill tribes and stunning rice terraced fields.
If in Hanoi, an early morning stroll around the Lakeside park will open your eyes as to the amount of pastimes and exercises that the locals enjoy.
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