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Haha, that's myself jumping beside the many bicycle motorists at Ho Chi Minh! They are such good bikers, haha
June 9-11, 2010 - I was visiting Manila, Philippines and I just decided to go to nearby Ho Chi Minh (just about over 2 hours flight I think, if I remember right) for a full 2-days and some....what could I do during that time? I asked a friend of mine (a med schoolmate) to go along with me and he found it in his busy schedule (he is a gastroenterologist with a busy practice) to go with me, haha
I decided to book organized tours which included the two places I wanted to see most - the Cu Chi Tunnels and the Mekong Delta...
Little did we know that we were in for a scary experience at the Cu Chi Tunnels! My friend got bitten by some insect, presumably a TICK, which caused periodic sudden muscle weakness, causing him to fall flat on the ground every 30 minutes! (see Warning Tip).....
Fortunately, the fallings stopped after ten hours and we continued to enjoy the Mekong Delta the next day...
Definitely, Vietnam is a wonderful place to visit - just recently having opened their doors to tourism and I think it is becoming a HOT spot for tourism in Asia!
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CAO DAI Temple at Tay Ninh
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A very popular day trip from HCMC is combining the Cu Chi Tunnels with a visit to a temple 4 km east of Tay Ninh, in the... more travel advice
Mekong Delta - Great One Day Tour!
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June 2010: We had only 2 full days in Ho Chi Minh, so my two major destinations were the Cu Chi Tunnels and the Mekong... more travel advice
Hotel with 1930's but modern + internet
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For a three day stay in Ho Chi Minh for June 2010, I decided to book at the Grand Hotel because of the good reviews I... more travel advice
TICK PARALYSIS (??) at Cu Chi Tunnels!...
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I traveled with my friend, a gastroenterologist, to the Cu Chi Tunnels and he had quite an experience! There is much... more travel advice
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Comments (10)
I think you are going to make the guy behind you wreck. LOL
Just bookmarked your pages ...looks like you had a great trip. Love your Korean pictures too.
Sounds like a very interesting visit, but your friend's illness (oh my gosh, this is so scary) must have been so upsetting! Great, great warning tip!
Wow-that tick bite must have been a real experience. We just had a person get septic and lived through it without any limbs now, though. Nice job of describing the area sites and pictures are good.
Hi! Could you please tell me how far is Mekong Delta from Hoi Chi Min? Do you recomended stay in Ho Chi Min and not in a Mekong's city? how was your experience? What tips could you give me?
Fine tips! How lucky that you could just pop over to HCMC for the weekend! My older son and I toured the Mekong Delta, Cu Chi and Tay Ninh in 1995. Thirty years earlier I had the privilege of living with an elderly Cao Dai couple for several months.
Great trip! Thanks for your story, Norman! ><><><
Good pics from Cu Chi. Did you check out those traps?? Mean-looking!! Must have done a good job ;-)
Haha! another great jumping pic.....looking forward to hearing all of your views on HCMC...Betts.
hahaha ang sama ng tingin sa'yo ni manong. great jump (as always!).