Saigon From The Backseat
A tour of Saigon from the backseat of a motorbike. By Justin Calderon It’s dusk in Ho Chi Minh Town — or Saigon as it is even now named right here — and the haze of the previous ounce of gentle from the crimson placing solar is smothered in smog as I make my way by means of the fast paced streets. The 1000's of motorcycles and scooters that clog the streets of Saigon just about every minute of the working day commence turning on their headlights, lighting up the town in an iridescent glow of traffic. I am on Pham Ngu Lao — essentially Saigon’s solution to Bangkok’s Khao San Road — in search of a position to snooze. It caters to the backpackers of Southern Vietnam, acting as a vacationer data hub as effectively as a bus terminal. There are a wide wide variety of budget eating places and trinket shops distribute concerning dozens of ultra-discounted outfits suppliers. Having said that, a quick convert down a single of the alleys off of the street reveals a much diverse environmen...