It can be considered as my first time taking the budget airline Vietjet and also my first time flying out of Changi Airport Terminal 4 since its inaugural opening last October. I had actually flown on a Vietjet craft on lease under Pakistan International Airlines last year, but that did not really quite count as …
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Saigon (also officially known as Ho Chi Minh City or locally in Vietnamese as Sài Gòn) is Vietnam’s most booming up and coming city, a places where the action never stops. Saigon was merged with the surrounding province in 1976 and renamed Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the reunification of north and south at the end of …
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Although this is my third time to Vietnam, I still found new things to do. One of the common day tours from Ho Chi Minh city is to the Mekong Delta. For those with more time to spare, you can even spend a night or two around the delta region. For those who wish to …
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Sahara desert? No Gobi desert? No Arabian desert? No Kalahari desert? No Atacama desert? No Well, we can also find such beautiful deserts in our region (Southeast Asia rocks! heh) without the need to travel too far. It was amazing to see the desert on one side, and the beach on the other end. So …
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Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is Vietnam at its most dizzying: a high-octane city of commerce and culture that has driven the country forward with its pulsating energy. Most people mistake HCMC to be the capital of the country, in comparison to its quieter and less international city of Hanoi, in the north, which used …
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Buzz, buzz, buzz. Whether it’s the roar of motorbikes, the near constant opening of bars and restaurants, the chatty nature of its inhabitants, or the abundance of great coffee, there’s just something invigorating about Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest metropolis. It’s no surprise that Saigon, as most locals call it, exudes a youthful, inventive …
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