Ho Chi Minh City

On Monday, we’re up early, bags out at 7:30, breakfast at 8:00 and disembark/transfer at 10:00.  By 11:00 we’re nearing the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon and the largest city in Vietnam. To Americans, Saigon means the Vietnam war – the capital of the Republic of South…

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The Temples of Angkor

We opt out of the first morning tours since we’ve already seen Angkor Thom, the Terrace of Elephants and the Bayon.  Instead we relax at the hotel with a leisurely breakfast and some email/blog catch-up.  It’s been 7 years since we were last in Siem Reap and how things have…

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