Five Countries, Four Weeks Pt.9 "Ho Chi Minh-Nha Trang"

In Vietnam now, able to rest, yet we don’t. This lifestyle is becoming all too familiar in the best kind of way. Ho Chi Minh was talked down pretty consistently by travellers but really it seemed like a place that just needed folks to be a little more realistic when travelling there. No, Ho Chi Minh was not the average crazy little town with obscene hustle and bustle on each street corner but there were the places to go for a good time, historical sights and just right calming parts of town that you really couldn’t find anywhere else because of how unique small aspects of things are in Vietnam. We stayed at a place called the “Hideout” it was a last minute discovery and the only decent looking hostel with a great location. There is a lot of history to take in but certainly still interested in seeing Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi.

We spent about a day in Ho Chi Minh as our next stop was the real destination we wanted to arrive at. Prepare snacks and water for the bus ride because it is long and unexpected, we were fortunate not to experience a break down it wouldn’t surprise if it did occur. About 6 or 5 hours later we pulled into Nha Trang. A surprise it was when we arrived; not in a negative or positive way really but there was nothing open until about 7am, it was also surprisingly small. We had to make do from 4am till 7am, munching on the snacks we packed for the bus ride and then finding our way to the beach by random happenstance. Across from the beach was a Sheraton hotel which allowed us to quickly jump into the Wi-Fi and contact the owner of the resort we were going to stay at “Sylvio”. He owned a resort just outside of Nha Trang city centre called “Jungle Beach”. 

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