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Pham Viet Chanh – The coolest street in Saigon

June 29, 2021 By James Clark 10 Comments

Pham Viet Chanh Street and Ward 19 in Binh Thanh District has emerged to become one of the coolest neighbourhoods in Ho Chi Minh City. This up-and-coming area next to District 1 could be described as the Brooklyn of Saigon. Ward 19, Binh Thanh District, HCMC Travel readers would be familiar with the annual “best of” […]

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Visiting every province in Vietnam

May 27, 2021 By James Clark 3 Comments

Having been based in Vietnam off and on for a number of years, I have been to most of the main tourist hot spots in that time. When the world went crazy in March 2020, I came back to Vietnam knowing that travel international travel was not going to get back to normal anytime soon. […]

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Notes on Phu Quoc 2021- The tourism developments that have transformed this tropical island paradise

May 18, 2021 By James Clark 5 Comments

It had been six years since I was last in Phu Quoc, and things have changed fast there, even by Vietnam’s standards. The last time I visited I called it Southeast Asia’s next big thing. I was thinking in the context of it becoming a more known destination. The megaprojects that now dominate the island […]

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Notes on Vung Tau – A weekend at the beach of Saigon

May 6, 2021 By James Clark 2 Comments

Vung Tau is a coastal city in the Southeast region of Vietnam, in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. While Vung Tau is technically not the closest beach to Saigon, it’s the most accessible nicest beach to Saigon. Thus it is regarded as “the beach of Saigon”. [A Saigonesque skyline is growing on the Back Beach road […]

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Notes on Con Dao – From prison island to pilgrimage paradise

April 29, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Con Dao is a group of islands off the coast of Vietnam, about 230 km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City. There are 16 islands, with the largest (Con Son) being home to the main town, port, and airport. [Hon Troc – one of the islands of the Con Dao island group.] Con Dao is […]

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Notes on Soc Trang – Big Buddhas and superb soups deep in the Delta

April 22, 2021 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Soc Trang is the capital of Soc Trang Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. It’s not a big tourist destination, but it has some wonderful Khmer temples in and around the city. Soc Trang is the closest mainland port to Con Dao, so this is a faster trip than the boat from Vung […]

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Notes on Bac Lieu – Most people don’t go here

April 15, 2021 By James Clark 11 Comments

Bac Lieu is the capital of Bac Lieu Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. Judging by the lack of travel information online and the small choice of hotels on the booking sites, it’s fair to say that it doesn’t receive many visitors. I was in Bac Lieu partly because it was on the […]

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Notes on Ca Mau – the most southerly provincial capital in Vietnam

April 8, 2021 By James Clark 4 Comments

Ca Mau is the capital of Ca Mau Province in the Mekong Delta Region of Vietnam. Ca Mau is the southernmost city of mainland Vietnam, and this geographical fact was enough to make me curious about the place. I’ve often looked at it on the map and I wanted to see this place that’s not […]

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Hotel Review: T and T Hotel, Phu Quoc – Vietnam

April 4, 2021 By James Clark

Hotel Name: T and T Hotel Address: 118/8 Tran Hung Dao St, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang, Vietnam. I stayed at T and T Hotel in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. I booked online at the rate of $13.02 USD per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Phu Quoc. The T and T […]

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Hotel Review: May Hotel, Phu Quoc – Vietnam

April 1, 2021 By James Clark

Hotel Name: May Hotel Phu Quoc Address: SS07 – S06+07 Sonasea Villas & Resort, Bai Truong Beach, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang, Vietnam. I stayed at the May Hotel Phu Quoc in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. I booked online at the rate of 409,860 VND per night ($17.86 USD), and I booked it for its price and […]

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