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

May 6, 2021 By James Clark 4 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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Hotel Review: Thuy Van Hotel Vung Tau – Vietnam

March 15, 2021 By James Clark

Hotel Name: Thuy Van Hotel Vung Tau Address: 32 Tran Quy Cap Street, Thang Tam, Vung Tau, Vietnam. I stayed at Thuy Van Hotel Vung Tau in Vung Tau, Vietnam. I booked online at the rate of 14.96 USD per night, and I booked it for its location in the Back Beach area of Vung […]

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Vung Tau Travel Guide

June 15, 2017 By James Clark 1 Comment

Vung Tau Travel Guide

Travel Notes > Vietnam > Vung Tau Travel Guide Vung Tau is a beach city about 1.45 hours drive from Ho Chi Minh City (depending on how crazy your driver is). I was warned in advance to not expect much of the beach, so my expectations were suitably met. The city itself is much nicer […]

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How to get from Saigon to Vung Tau by ferry

March 7, 2017 By James Clark 25 Comments

Saigon to Vung Tau by ferry

Vung Tau is the closest beach town to Saigon, so naturally it’s a popular city escape for Saigonese. The easiest way to get there is by the fast boat service. This used to be the quickest way before the Long Thanh expressway opened. Now getting a minivan takes about the same time. There was some […]

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Hotel Review: Hoang Chau Motel, Vung Tau – Vietnam

March 1, 2017 By James Clark

Hoang Chau Motel, Vung Tau - Vietnam

Hotel Name: Hoang Chau Motel Address: 45/18B Thuy Van, Vung Tau, Vietnam. I stayed at the Hoang Chau Motel in Vung Tau, Vietnam. I booked online for $10USD a night and booked it for its location on the backbeach area of Vung Tau. I have stayed at a hotel on the backbeach before and I […]

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Hotel Review: Laska Hotel, Vung Tau – Vietnam

July 19, 2014 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Laska Hotel, Vung Tau - Vietnam

Hotel Name: Laska Hotel Address: 81/6 Thuy Van, Back Beach, Vung Tau, Vietnam. The Laska Hotel is one of dozens of cheap hotels that are clustered around the southern end of the back beach in Vung Tau. There wasn’t any distinguishing feature that stood out when I choose the booking apart from wifi and location. […]

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