Vietnam Pages  Ho Chi Minh City Hue Demilitarised Zone HoiAn
Shopping  Trang Tien Bridge, Hue  Vietnam - overview  Vietnam is
a long (1600 km), thin country bordered by China to the north,
Laos and Cambodia to the west, and the South China Sea and gulf
of Tonkin to the south and east.  Two major rivers enter into
the South China Sea through Vietnam. The Song Hong (Red) River
in the north which flows through the capitol, Hanoi; and the
Mekong River in the south which flows south of Ho Chi Minh City
(Saigon) in the south.  Before my first visit all I knew of the
country was the Vietnam war (called the American war by the
locals to differentiate it from so many other wars fought in
Vietnam), and the boat people. So it was not my idea of a
holiday destination. However that view has now changed.  It is
an incredibly interesting and diverse country with wealth of
sights, sounds and scenes to keep the visitor occupied, but
perhaps Vietnam's greatest asset is it's people. They are nearly
all kind and helpful, and do