History of Dalat During the 1890s, French colonial explorers in the area asked for permission to create luxury resorts in the Central Highland area. The governor agreed, and after some time was spent looking for the ideal location, construction began…
Getting to Dalat, Vietnam When I arranged my transportation to Dalat I was told by the travel agent to wait outside my hotel in Mui Ne and be ready to be picked up by the bus at approximately 12 p.m.…
Like most major and capital cities around the world there are a plethora of museums that people can visit throughout Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). According to most travel guides and walking tour itineraries available on the internet, writers suggest…
History & Backstory of the Saigon Central Post Office As mentioned in a previous posting, just next door to the Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral (The Basilica of Our Lady of The Immaculate Conception) in an area that some refer to as…
Reunification Palace also referred to as Independence Palace was once the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The original capital building Norodom Palace was bombed in 1962, and a new building was designed to…
Getting Lost I decided to spend my first full day wandering the streets of Saigon combining a recommended walking tour route with a few additional sites I wanted to visit. I decided to take a cab to drive me to…
I have just completed a number of Thailand updates from my 2011 trip, where I visited Ayatthaya, Bangkok and the island of Phuket. From explorations, to countless temples, to island hopping in speedboats around the Andaman Sea, there was enough adventure and culture to make it…
I recently completed a breakdown of my week road trip from New York City to Maine. Full information can be viewed in the 2008 – Maine Road Trip section in the United States.