Skip to main content

ThingsAsian | ThingsAsian Press


ThingsAsianThingsAsian
  • Destinations
    • Afghanistan (24)
    • Armenia (3)
    • Azerbaijan (3)
    • Bangladesh (22)
    • Bhutan (30)
    • Brunei (20)
    • Cambodia (132)
    • China (548)
    • East Timor (6)
    • India (260)
    • Indochina (9)
    • Indonesia (126)
    • Iran (36)
    • Iraq (32)
    • Israel (27)
    • Japan (332)
    • Jordan (4)
    • Kazakhstan (4)
    • Korea, N (23)
    • Korea, S (67)
    • Kuwait (3)
    • Laos (70)
    • Lebanon (7)
    • Malaysia (250)
    • Maldives (3)
    • Mekong River (12)
    • Mongolia (21)
    • Mount Everest (4)
    • Myanmar (70)
    • Nepal (57)
    • Pakistan (48)
    • Philippines (164)
    • Saudi Arabia (16)
    • Singapore (89)
    • Sri Lanka (26)
    • Syria (18)
    • Taiwan (68)
    • Thailand (399)
    • Turkey (31)
    • United Arab Emirates (4)
    • Uzbekistan (6)
    • Vietnam (508)
    • Yemen (16)


  • Destinations
    • Afghanistan (24)
    • Armenia (3)
    • Azerbaijan (3)
    • Bangladesh (22)
    • Bhutan (30)
    • Brunei (20)
    • Cambodia (132)
    • China (548)
    • East Timor (6)
    • India (260)
    • Indochina (9)
    • Indonesia (126)
    • Iran (36)
    • Iraq (32)
    • Israel (27)
    • Japan (332)
    • Jordan (4)
    • Kazakhstan (4)
    • Korea, N (23)
    • Korea, S (67)
    • Kuwait (3)
    • Laos (70)
    • Lebanon (7)
    • Malaysia (250)
    • Maldives (3)
    • Mekong River (12)
    • Mongolia (21)
    • Mount Everest (4)
    • Myanmar (70)
    • Nepal (57)
    • Pakistan (48)
    • Philippines (164)
    • Saudi Arabia (16)
    • Singapore (89)
    • Sri Lanka (26)
    • Syria (18)
    • Taiwan (68)
    • Thailand (399)
    • Turkey (31)
    • United Arab Emirates (4)
    • Uzbekistan (6)
    • Vietnam (508)
    • Yemen (16)


Search form


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.

Image © 2000 Lisa Spivey
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.

Return to Driving Highway One by Lisa Spivey


More From This Author

Taking a break from the long drive. A French road marker (found all along Highway One) alongside the road to Danang.

Driving Highway One: Danang

Vietnam
Lisa Spivey
Vo Thi Van Anh has been a Thang Long Theatre member since 1990; graduated from College of Music, Hanoi; plays dan tranh (16-string zither) and dan bau.

Water Puppet Performance: The Music

Vietnam
Lisa Spivey/Albert Wen
ThingsAsian icon

Water Puppet Performance

Vietnam
Lisa Spivey
Sunrise in Qui Nhon. Vietnam's long coastline offers many spectacular sunrises.

Driving Highway One: Qui Nhon

Vietnam
Lisa Spivey

More Vietnam Stories

The Road Less Travelled

Vietnam / Cambodia
Danyael Halprin
Front cover for Warrior Odyssey

Book review: Warrior Odyssey - Antonio Graceffo

Vietnam / Myanmar / Cambodia
David Calleja
Sign

A Journey to Dien Bien Phu

Vietnam
Michael McKittrick
ThingsAsian icon

Ho Chi Minh in Ba Dinh Square

Vietnam
Michael McKittrick

Explore Other Destinations

China

China

Myanmar

Myanmar

Vietnam

Vietnam

India

India

Malaysia

Malaysia

Japan

Japan

Cambodia

Cambodia

Thailand

Thailand

Afghanistan (24)
Armenia (3)
Azerbaijan (3)
Bangladesh (22)
Bhutan (30)
Brunei (20)
Cambodia (132)
China (548)
East Timor (6)
India (260)
Indochina (9)
Indonesia (126)
Iran (36)
Iraq (32)
Israel (27)
Japan (332)
Jordan (4)
Kazakhstan (4)
Korea, N (23)
Korea, S (67)
Kuwait (3)
Laos (70)
Lebanon (7)
Malaysia (250)
Maldives (3)
Mekong River (12)
Mongolia (21)
Mount Everest (4)
Myanmar (70)
Nepal (57)
Pakistan (48)
Philippines (164)
Saudi Arabia (16)
Singapore (89)
Sri Lanka (26)
Syria (18)
Taiwan (68)
Thailand (399)
Turkey (31)
United Arab Emirates (4)
Uzbekistan (6)
Vietnam (508)
Yemen (16)



About ThingsAsian

ThingsAsian is an Asia travel website with stories contributed by a worldwide community. Although we cover a wide range of topics, our emphasis is on art, culture, history and travel. Our writers, photographers and contributors are real people who tell you the stories of their personal travels and experiences. Some of the countries we currently cover are Burma, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Email: info@thingsasian.com


© 1994-2015 Global Directions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Web Design by Dayspring