Vung Tau Vietnam Beaches Villa Blanche

Vung Tau, Vietnam is a seaside town on a small peninsula about an hour and a half south of Saigon by car or hydrofoil.

Ho Chi Minh City residents visit the beaches here on weekends.  Its a quiet place to relax in the sun and sand now, but back in the day, it was an important port town.

Bach Dinh or Villa Blanche was the summer residence of the French governor Doumer back in the early 1900s known as White Palace. Learn more...

Saigon Marketplace Flythrough – Shopping in Ho Chi Minh City

Today we do some shopping in Ho Chi Minh City.  Here is the flythrough video at the marketplace in Saigon.

If you want a little Saigon shopping guide, then note that popular markets in Ho Chi Minh City include the Ben Thanh market and Ben Thanh Night Market in central district 1,  read more...

Saigon War Remnants Museum and Ho Chi Minh City Tour

Today we continue our tour of Saigon more formerly known as Ho Chi Minh City the former capital of anti-communist South Vietnam.

The Saigon Opera house is a three story 800 seat theater that was also used as home of the Lower House assembly of South Vietnam. Our guide makes sure we’ll still be around to see the war museum later in the day.

The Saigon City Central Post Office features the architecture of the French colonial age and was created by the same designer who designed the Eiffel Tower. Read more...

Reunification Palace Tour Saigon Vietnam

Today we are touring around Saigon and visit the Independence Palace also known as Reunification Palace.

This palace has 95 rooms and is over 180,000 square feet.  Larry, our guide for the day, takes us inside the palace for a closer look around. Read more...