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Flight Review: Singapore Airlines – Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City

September 18, 2017 By James Clark

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 […]

Filed Under: Flight Review Tagged With: ho chi minh city, singapore, singapore airlines, vietnam

Flight Review: Singapore Airlines – Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore

September 2, 2017 By James Clark

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 […]

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Where I’m At: September, 2017 – Singapore Changi edition

September 1, 2017 By James Clark 4 Comments

[Where I’m At; a monthly update of what I’ve been up to, site news, and where I’m going next.] Greetings from Singapore! I’m at Changi Airport, AKA the best airport in the world. I have a month of travels coming up and I have a few hours here in between flights. To see where I […]

Filed Under: Where I'm At Tagged With: ho chi minh city, singapore, vietnam

Bangkok vs Ho Chi Minh City – population size and other comparisons

August 23, 2017 By James Clark 23 Comments

bangkok vs saigon

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 […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: bangkok, ho chi minh city, thailand, vietnam

Cafe Saigon 1975 – a war memorabilia cafe in Ho Chi Minh City

August 17, 2017 By James Clark 5 Comments

Cafe Saigon 1975

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 my in my tracks. It was for Cafe Saigon 1975. There are some years in history that are indelibly linked to a city; 1066 […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: cafe, ho chi minh city, vietnam, war

Where I’m At: August, 2017 – Saigon edition

August 1, 2017 By James Clark 6 Comments

[Where I’m At; a monthly update of what I’ve been up to, site news, and where I’m going next.] Greetings from Saigon! I’m back in the home base after a month on the road, so here is a recap of the month that was. Where I’ve Been Seoul My month began in Seoul, where I […]

Filed Under: Where I'm At Tagged With: bangkok, ho chi minh city, hua hin, kanchanaburi, seoul, south korea, thailand, vietnam

Mai Vy Guest House Review , Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam

July 26, 2017 By James Clark

Guesthouse Review: Mai Vy Guest House, 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 […]

Filed Under: Accommodation Tagged With: guesthouse, ho chi minh city, vietnam

Flight Review: AirAsia – Bangkok (DMK) to Ho Chi Minh City

July 26, 2017 By James Clark

Flight Review: AirAsia – Bangkok (DMK) to Ho Chi Minh City

Flight: AirAsia FD 654 From: Bangkok (DMK) To: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) I flew with AirAsia from Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City. I booked it after comparing flights with Skyscanner. There are several airlines flying this route so prices are competitive. In the end I just picked a flight that was in the […]

Filed Under: Flight Review Tagged With: air asia, bangkok, ho chi minh city, thailand, vietnam

Where I’m At: July, 2017 – Seoul edition

July 2, 2017 By James Clark 3 Comments

[Where I’m At; a monthly update of what I’ve been up to, site news, and where I’m going next.] Greetings from Seoul! At the start of the month Seoul was not even a consideration. I was originally planning to travel to Sapa in Northern Vietnam, and then cross the border to China. I wanted to […]

Filed Under: Where I'm At Tagged With: hanoi, ho chi minh city, seoul, south korea, vietnam

Flight Review: Jetstar Pacific – Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi

June 26, 2017 By James Clark

Flight: Jetstar Pacific BL 796 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Hanoi (HAN) I flew with Jetstar Pacific from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. This is a competitive route with several airlines flying every hour of the day, so it is reasonably easy to find a good deal. I searched for flights with […]

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