Flight: Thai AirAsia FD 761 From: Macau (MFM) To: Bangkok (DMK) Flight: Thai AirAsia FD 654 From: Bangkok (DMK) To: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) I flew with AirAsia from Macau to Ho Chi Minh City (via Bangkok). I flew as a guest of AirAsia to cover the Macau Tower Crazy Jump. AirAsia is a […]
Flight Review: Vietnam Airlines – Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi
Flight: Vietnam Airlines VN 238 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Hanoi (HAN) I flew with Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. I compared flights with Skyscanner and in the end I went with Vietnam Airlines. I have flown with Vietnam Airlines from London to Saigon and return, but I have […]
Ho Chi Minh City Metro Map: unofficial map of proposed metro lines
A map of the proposed HCMC Metro. 6 metro lines, 1 light rail, and 2 monorails will make up this new Ho Chi Minh City transit system. Edit: I made this map in 2017, before there was a released metro map. The HCMC Metro opened in December 2024, and a revised map is shown at […]
Flight Review: VietJet Air – Ho Chi Minh City to Hong Kong
Flight: VietJet Air VJ 876 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Hong Kong (HKG) I flew with VietJet Air from Ho Chi Minh City to Hong Kong. I compared flights with Skyscanner, and Vietjet was the cheapest option. My total ticket price with a checked bag came to 1,259,000 VND, which is about $55 […]
Singapore Airlines flight review: Sydney to Saigon with a free stopover in Singapore
Flight: Singapore Airlines SQ 252 From: Sydney (SYD) To: Singapore (SIN) Flight: Singapore Airlines SQ 186 From: Singapore (SIN) To: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) When booking flights that include a transfer of planes at an airport (a layover), it’s worth checking to see if you can turn it into a stopover (where you leave […]
Flight Review: Singapore Airlines – Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City
Flight: Singapore Airlines SQ 186 From: Singapore (SIN) To: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) I flew with Singapore Airlines from Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City. I have flown with Singapore Airlines a few times before, including once already from Singapore to Saigon. This time it was the final leg of a journey, with the […]
Flight Review: Singapore Airlines – Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore
Flight: Singapore Airlines SQ 183 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Singapore (SIN) I flew with Singapore Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore, which was the first of three flights to London. I compared flight options with Momondo using the multi-city flight option. This wasn’t the cheapest option but I preferred to […]
Bangkok vs Ho Chi Minh City – population size and other comparisons
Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City are two of the largest cities in Southeast Asia (the largest being Jakarta). It was recently reported that Saigon now has up to 13 million people living in the city. No one really knows the exact amount, but it was thought that there were 8 million, with the city […]
Cafe Saigon 1975 – a war memorabilia cafe in Ho Chi Minh City
[Edit: This cafe has since closed.] In my quest to visit different cafes in Saigon, I’m always looking out for new places in my wanders. One day I found a sign pointing down an alley that stopped me in my tracks. It was for Cafe Saigon 1975. There are some years in history that are […]
Mai Vy Guest House Review , Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam
Guesthouse Name: Mai Vy Guest House Address: 241/12 Pham Ngu Lao, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam I stayed at the Mai Vy Guest House in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I booked it online for $12.78 USD for one night. This guesthouse is in the backpacker area of Saigon where you can still […]
