First blog Ho Chi Mihn City
The title is appropriate for several reasons. First of all the Vietnamese currency is called the Dong and at 24000 to the US dollar we have finally become millionaires. Something we always aspired to be but could never summon the dedication to produce. We liked adventure too much and every time we accumulated a little filthy lucre we would get the travel bug and haul our children off on another excursion. Now into retirement we can live the good life as long as we stick to travelling on the cheap. Might sound like hardship to some but we much prefer a hostel or back alley hotel to a Hyatt, Hilton, or Marriott where you dress for dinner and make such a big effort to avoid any eye contact with your neighbors. Not for us! So we are safely ensconced in the Eden Garden Hotel in Saigon HCMC Vietnam. At breakfast we started a conversation with a young couple from Poland, we were soon joined by an Italian who is married to a Vietnamese woman...