Driving Highway One: Ho Chi Minh City

by Lisa Spivey, Feb 1, 1995 | Destinations: Vietnam / Ho Chi Minh City
Day or night, Ho Chi Minh City is full of life. The swimming pool at the New World Hotel looks down on the swarm of bicyclists.

Day or night, Ho Chi Minh City is full of life. The swimming pool at the New World Hotel looks down on the swarm of bicyclists.

Day or night, Ho Chi Minh City is full of life. The swimming pool at the New World Hotel looks down on the swarm of bicyclists.
The new World Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City means you can have all the comforts of home while traveling in an exotic part of Asia.
For a touch of old French colonial life, stay at the Hotel Continental.
The BNP (Bank National de Paris) is back in its old stately French building.

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