Caravelle Hotel travel articles, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (5)

At the Caravelle Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, for instance, I requested an English--speaking driver to take me 40 miles outside the city to the Cu ... more

The Reunification Express lurches through a Vietnamese landscape flat as a carpenter's level, in which solitary figures with baskets irrigate rice ... more

From the 21st floor of the five-star Caravelle hotel, I watched with fascination as a most peculiar drama unfolded on the streets below. There are ... more

Vietnam is vast; the North, South, and Central regions each contain enough diversions for an entire trip. Because I didn't want to lose time juggling ... more

Visitors are required to have a valid passport and a visa issued by a Vietnamese embassy or consulate. Business visitors need to apply for a visa ... more