ho chi minh city is not what you would call pedestian friendly. the sidewalks are filled with motorbikes and street vendors and one is forced to walk in the streets. mui ne however was quite nice, wide sidewalks no traffic and a white sand beach. from where the bus dropped me the place i was looking for was quite far and after being sent in the wrong way by a directionally challenged bar tender i had to take a motorbike to find the place. it was worth it. located on the beach the saigon cafe's rooms were clean and cheap and lovely. my first morning there i met a group of backpackers that i ended up hanging with most of the time. i went on a small hike up fairy stream to a little falls, i went on a tour to the sand dunes, i watched the sunset from the fishing village, i swam in the ocean, but most of my three days there were spent playing cars and relaxing. i am now back in HCMC and need to start shopping around for a job.
Good directions are hard to come by. When Russ and I were in Thailand we found that people would tell us bogus directions instead of just saying "I don't know". Weird.
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