Saturday, November 29, 2008

same same, but different

So if anyone is curious, yes i am safe.I travelled down the coast from Mui Ne to Ho Chi Mihn City a.k.a. Saigon, and have been here for a couple days.Saigon is a flurry of people and mopeds( they have the most mopeds per capita in the world!).After being in a small fishing village for about a week its definately a shock.
To my surprise, when i got here my flight had been cancelled due to the riots between the government supporters and the People's Alliance for Democracy(PAD).Both Bangkok airports have been overtaken by the riots and all flights were cancelled.Over 400 flights go through the airport daily, so its kind of a big deal.
As of now, i'm thinking i will change my flight to fly into Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia and take the 8 hour train up to the southern islands of Thailand and stay there for a few weeks until i fly up to Amsterdam.Nightlife in Saigon is fun but very busy and crowded.It's also much more expensive here than the rest of Vietnam so far.. write again soon, e

2 comments:

Villy said...

Glad to hear you're ok.. I'm enjoying reading about your travels, and look forward to more.

Love from Cranbrook

Unknown said...

Oooooo I like this page thingy. As well, I am glad to hear you are safe and everything is going well.
MIss you