Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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geckogo.com:  Vietnam Travel Guide

geckogo.com:  Vietnam Travel Guide

"Once romantically referred to by the French as the Pearl of the Orient, Ho Chi Minh City is still called Saigon by almost everyone who lives there."
fodors.com

"Higher education in Ho Chi Minh City is quite developed, concentrating about 50 universities and colleges with a total of over 300,000 students in such places as: Ho Chi Minh City National University with 35,000 students, the most important university in the Southern Region, consisting of 6 main member schools: The University of Natural Sciences (formerly Saigon College of Sciences); The University of Social Sciences and Humanities (formerly Saigon College of Letters); The University of Polytechnic (formerly Phu Tho National Institute of Technology); The International University, Faculty of Economics and the newly-established University of Information Technology."
en.wikipedia.org

"Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành Ph? H? Chí Minh ), commonly known as Saigon or by the abbreviation HCMC ,is the largest city in Vietnam and the former capital of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)."
wikitravel.org

"To set the record straight, "Ho Chi Minh City" refers to the larger metropolitan area comprised of some 19 districts of sprawl, while "Saigon" is the name of the main commercial center -- districts 1, 3, and 5 -- and people still refer to the town as such -- like referring to New York as Manhattan."
frommers.com

"More than 1000 kilometers to the South of Hanoi ,Ho Chi Minh City -or Saigon as it was known before the Vietnam war -is a rapidly developing and dynamic city."
world66.com

"Check out what other travellers are saying about Ho Chi Minh City."
lonelyplanet.com

"This is helped by the climate, as Ho Chi Minh City is an all year-round destination and even the violent rainfalls of the rainy season (May to October) are over in a couple of hours, when the sun shines again and the city feels refreshed."
cityguide.travel-guides.com

"Ho Chi Minh City ( Vietnamese : Thành ph? H? Chí Minh pronunciation   ( help · info ) )is the largest city in Vietnam and is located near the Mekong Delta."
en.wikipedia.org

"During the next few centuries, Vietnam -divided between the northern Trinh Lords and the Nguyen Lords of the south -repulsed repeated invasions by China, and the Nguyen expanded its borders southwards from the Red River Delta, populating much of the Mekong Delta."
lonelyplanet.com

"Most visitors to Vietnam are overwhelmed by the sublime beauty of the country's natural setting: the Red River Delta in the north, the Mekong Delta in the south and almost the entire coastal strip are a patchwork of brilliant green rice paddies tended by women in conical hats."
lonelyplanet.com

"Mekong Delta 9/15 HCMC-Phu Quoc (Air) 9/16 Phu Quoc 9/17 Phu Quoc 9/18 Phu Quoc-HCMC-Phnom Pehn (Air) 9/19 Phnom Penh 9/20 Phnom Penh-Siem Riep 9/21 Siem Riep / Angkor 9/22 Siem Riep / Angkor 9/23 Siem Riep / Angkor 9/24 Siem Riep-BKK 9/25 Bangkok 9/26 Bangkok 9/27 9/28 9/29."
lonelyplanet.com

"Recommended: 13-16 days: Hanoi 2 days, Halong Bay 1 day, Hué 1 day, Ho Chi Minh City/the Mekong Delta 2 days, Hoi An/My Son 2 days, Da Lat 2 days, Sapa, 2-3 days, beaches 2-3 days."
bugbog.com

"The most renowned places in the Mekong delta are My Tho ( M? Tho )and Cai Be ( Caí Bè )near Ho Chi Minh City ,then, more to the heart of the region, Vinh Long ( V?nh Long )and Can Tho ( C?n Th? ), from where it is possible to reach the remotest confines of the delta, South towards the mangrove and the South China Sea, North towards Chau Doc ( Châu ??c )and Cambodia ,or West towards the island of Phu Quoc ( Phú Qu?c )."
wikitravel.org

"There are also two crossings in the Mekong Delta, a river crossing at Kaam Samnor/Vinh Xuong and a land crossing at Phnom Den/Tinh Bien."
lonelyplanet.com

"Date of travel: Sep 2003 Definitely take a tour to the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City which is so interesting, we did a boat trip to the floating markets, passed houseboats, visited ethnic villages etc. Amazing to see the pigs and chickens floating in a stable next to the floating house in the middle of the river."
tripreport.com

"Can Tho (or Cantho; Vietnamese: C?n Th? )is a relatively large city in the heart of the Mekong Delta, in Vietnam."
wikitravel.org