One day in Phnom Penh

The highlights of my side trip to Phnom Penh from Ho Chi Minh City.

We got here from Ho Chi Minh on an 11-seater VIP van by Mekong Express. You will get a wifi, water, cold towels, and some entertainment in a form of videoke tv playing songs in a language totally alien to you, just quite what you would want on a six-hour trip. Though (honestly) I was wishing the entire time they had played a nice English movie instead. :p A one-way trip costs $15 as of the time of writing. Keep on reading! 😀

Weekend Trip: What to see in Ho Chi Minh City

If you’re dreaming of a quick respite from busy Singapore that is not heavy on the pocket, Ho Chi Minh might just be the place. For just a mere two-hour flight, you’d feel like you have been transported to Paris as the French’s colonial influences largely remains in the city.

Ho Chi Minh (formerly called Saigon) is Vietnam’s biggest metropolis but small enough to be seen in a weekend. You can get return flight tickets for as low as 100 sgd, even cheaper if you travel on non-peak days. Here, I combined the places I visited during my short trip to the city. Keep on reading! 😀