I’m so looking forward to seeing Vietnam!! Got up early to catch a ferry down the Mekong River to enter Vietnam from Cambodia..

We left at 8:30 and got off the boat to Cambodia customs at 12:00.

Back on the boat to arrive at Vietnam customs at 12:20. We had lunch here.

Then Chau Doc at 13:00.

Two other travellers and I (Rebecca and Natalia) decided to check out the  markets while we waited for our bus transfer for $1 each on a Tuk tuk with a guy riding a bike.. I bought conditioner that I  badly needed, however the bottle was only a third full lol

Finally at 3pm a mini bus came to collect us and we were all separated our different ways.  I got dropped off at a large bus station and put on a big bus at 4:15 to Ho Chi Minh.  At one stage, the bus drove onto a large ferry and we were transported across a river. It was so surreal. We had a rest stop half way. Don’t forget to take down your bus no. I was so scared of missing mine, but when the time came, and my bus pulled up, 3 people from my same bus all gestured to me to get on. I must have stood out being the only foreign looking person on the bus and they had been looking out for me. Awww… My first introduction to Vietnamese and I was in love! What sweet people. I felt humbled by their consideration and care ❤

I then met this lovely Vietnamese girl on the bus who was returning from her hometown and she shared her traditional Vietnamese handmade food! This was amazing!

I got off late at night in the pouring rain and nearly got scammed by a mini van lady who told me she was there to pick me up until the Vietnamese girl I had made friends with on the bus rescued me and we shared a taxi to Pham Ngu Lao Street.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had no accommodation booked but dove into the first backpackers on the street and was soon nice and comfy in a dorm. Then of course, went to the bar next door to down a beer or two after such a long day!