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Visas and Arrival Most nationalities need to arrange a visa before arriving in Vietnam. A Vietnamese travel agent can arrange the paperwork which must be presented on arrival into Vietnam along with a photo and application fee (USD$ 25 in …
The Ho Chi Minh Trail, July 2012
I’ve spent the last 10 days exploring the landscape in central and north-east Vietnam. The limestone karst terrain is common across sections of South East Asia, creating mazes of caves and jagged mountain ranges. In Phong Nha National Park with …
Vietnam, July 2012
Xin Chao from Vietnam where I have been travelling for the last 10 days. I started this steamy journey in the south, in Saigon (AKA Ho Chi Minh City now..). I didn’t linger long though as the “rebuilt” Saigon is …