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Neighbourly visitation
When regional tourism ministers gathered last week for talks in the midst of masses of zipping mopeds in a bustling Ho Chi Minh City; the world economic crises was the furthest thing from their minds. That is because – fueled by growing inter-regional tourism – leaders here say that they have already moved into post-crisis mode.
andrew princz | oct 07, 2010 | Commentaires 0
Floating down the Mekong
Things have certainly changed in Ho Chi Minh City. But so have I. The last time I was here, well over a decade ago, I travelled by local bus and cyclo, my heart in my mouth as vehicles and pedestrians mingled at suicidal speed on the ripped-up streets of a Saigon that had aspirations of modernity but was still very much in the chaotic “developmental” stage.
andrew princz | juin 28, 2010 | Commentaires 0