Category Vietnam Hiking
Vung Tau
This past weekend I finally made it to Vung Tau – the beach that’s about an hour and a half outside of Ho Chi Minh City. Vung Tau has been a popular get away for people living in HCMC/Saigon for centuries – the French used it both as a port and a vacation spot, and […]
Da Lat
I took my first weekend trip outside of Saigon to a town in the Central Highlands of Vietnam called Da Lat. During the French occupation of Vietnam, the colonists used Da Lat as a vacation town – so the architecture has a strong French/Swiss influence (it’s known as “Le Petit Paris” – and even has […]
Trip to Tay Ninh
A few weeks ago I went on a beautiful hike in the Tay Ninh province (right outside of Cambodia) on Black Lady Mountain with a few co-workers. The mountain plays a role in Vietnamese mythology. Also, during the Vietnam War the mountain was on the Ho Chi Minh trail. During the war, there were many […]
I'm gone... to Saigon! 