Glenn and Denh in Asia

Vibrant, bustling Saigon,
A blur of traffic & motorcycles,
An enterprising generation,
Clutching at the benefits of tourism,
Vibrant, bustling Saigon.



Saigon offers many unique experiences, the most prominent being transportation. We've braved the streets as fearless pedestrians, fearful motorcycle passengers, & lazy cyclo customers. Being pulled around by a 59 year old man on a rickety, rusty 3 wheel cyclo is not out of the norm.




It is a city of skillful cyclists. We've seen all manner of cargo being transported From fruit & veg to ice blocks and construction pipes. It's all managed with apparent ease.










Our first tour in Vietnam was to the town of Cu Chi, made famous by it's network of tunnels used during the war. They are indeed impressive and ingenious. Built initially by vietnamese peasants to hide from the French, they were later extended by the VC army to use in the American war. Over 250km of it dug out using only small shovels. Amazing. Crawling through them offers a claustrophobic experience. You have to marvel at their tenacity to survive in such conditions.

Following Cu Chi was a trip to the confronting War Remnants Museum. What can I say, war is horrific, there is no other way to perceive it. The remnants of the weapons of war (tanks, helicopters, fighter planes etc) were daunting in size but viewing them was nothing in comparison to the experience of confronting a hall of victim imagery. Enlarged pictures of the victims of war, past and present, lined the walls, peering out at an awed and disgusted audience. There is no censorship, defying us to request it. What is there to hide? These are the facts of war. Women, children, civilians die in the millions, remembered only as dismembered bodies and deformed generations.






After a few eventful days in Saigon, we arrived in the peaceful, cultural town of Hoi An. Settled into a hotel with our pooches on the wall.