Saigon - January 29, 2018 Since 1975, the city's official name is Ho Chi Minh City but no one is offended if the former name, Saigon, is used. I like Saigon. Apparently many business establishments prefer the name as well. Ay yi yi! We certainly got our money's worth today. We hit the road at 8:30 and did not end the day until 11 pm. And what a day! We drove with Sinh and driver two hours to the north to the area of Cu Chi to visit the tunnels used by...

Let's go to Saigon - January 28, 2018 We planned well preparing for our flight today. Our guide told us that we would be picked up at 11:30 am for our 13:40 flight. The hotel staff advised us the driver and guide would arrive at 11:15 am. Everyone has a copy of our agenda for the entire trip. They know every detail of every day. We were packed and ready to leave by 10:45 am. Stan was watching TV. I decided to peruse our agenda to remind me of all th...