Some Vietnam Sights I Will Have To Miss For Now

Mia proposed this itinerary, for what she likes to call our "sojourney weaver" to Vietnam and Cambodia.

November 1: ETD: 11:30 PM Manila

November 2: ETA: 12:40 AM Saigon (Ho Chi Minh) : Whole Day Saigon

November 3: ETD: 7:00 am Saigon (via Bus) ETA: 2:00 pm Phnom Penh whole day PP, overnight PP

November 4: ETD: 7:00 am PP (via Bus) ETA: 2:00 pm Siem Reap whole day SR, overnight SR


November 5: whole day SR  

November 6: ETD: 7:00 am SR (via bus) ETA: 8:00 pm Saigon

November 7: ETD: 1:00 am Saigon ETA: 4:00 am Manila

One Sunday we decided to go online and talk about what to do and where to stay. The thing is, I would have wanted to stay a bit longer in Vietnam, to be able to visit sights such as Halong Bay, Hue and Hanoi.

Mausoleum of Tu Doc in Hue (from virtualtourist.com)

Limestone karsts in Halong Bay

We toyed around the idea of extending our trip in order to accommodate the side trips to Vietnam's other sights. But then we remembered Camarines Sur. Nine straight days and non-stop traveling and we were getting on each others' nerves.

So we decided to stick to the plan and settle for a city tour of Ho Chi Minh (funny how all the interesting places in Vietnam start with an H.) So we decided to split the planning - Mia would take care of the Cambodia leg of our trip, and I would oversee Vietnam.

It's the most overwhelming thing actually. There is just too much information from all sorts of sources. I've browsed through the Lonely Planet website, scanned a Frommers Travel Guide in a book store, hopped from one website to another.

I'm giving myself a deadline. Tomorrow, I will post an initial list of hotels and sights that I've collected. I'll try to connect with someone from Vietnam on Facebook as well. Let's see how that goes.