Sinh in Saigon
Vietnam
Sinh in Saigon
By Sean Landon
While we here at the AT prefer to do Asia alone or in pairs, and we do not usually recommend local tours, we did have a rather good experience with a tour company in Saigon. After spending about a month in Thailand, we grabbed a flight from Bangkok to Saigon. When you’re in Bangkok, we suggest you check out the Khao San road area for some good deals on trips to Vietnam. There are several competing travel companies all wanting your Thai Baht. Upon arriving at the airport in Saigon, we were greeted by a bus plastered with signs for Pepsi-cola. Once we got out of the airport, we weren’t really sure which way to go. So we grabbed a van with about 10 other backpackers and headed to Pham Ngu Lao St. in district 1. This is an area with lots of cheap hotels and restaurants. A lot of the hotels in the area are homes that have been remodeled. We grabbed a room at Hotel TiTi. Every time we left the hotel we ended up going through the family’s living room! Hotel TiTi’s prices ranged from about US$8.00 to US$12.00 per day and it’s very clean. We recommend it.
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