Sunday, July 22, 2007

Travel links to Vietnam and beyond from my site Vietnam-now.com :
Viet Nam time line 1930 - 2004 BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1243686.stm

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam – Country profile
United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office (CFO)
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019061877785
http://www.montagnard-foundation.org/about-degar.html

Travel advisories - US State Department
http://travel.state.gov/travel/warnings.html

Vietnam's English language newspaper http://www.saigontimesweekly.saigonnet.vn/

The Consulate General of Vietnam - San Francisco
http://www.vietnamconsulate-sf.org/frontpage.html

The Vietnamese Embassy - Washington, DC
http://www.vietnamembassy-usa.org/consular/visainfo.php3

Vietnam Administration of Tourism
http://www.vietnamtourism.com/

Victory (Thang Loi) Guest House: A friendly, hidden spot in Saigon's city centre where I stayed last time
http://victoryhouse.4t.com/ e-mail: mailto:victoryhouse@hcm.vnn.vn
http://www.sinhcafevn.com/

Vietnam has a narrow gauge railroad running from Saigon up to Hanoi – on to Haiphong or up to the Chinese boarder across from Lao Cai This will give you the schedules, costs and type of car service offered. The train is A lovely, interesting, however slow alterative to traveling via the friendly skies or on the chaotic highways. Excellent unofficial site - http//www.seat61.com/Vietnam.htm Vietnamese Official site - http://www.vr.com.vn/english/index.html

Primmer on Mini van travel costs: http://www.pmgeiser.ch/vietnam/transport/minibus.htm


Hydrofoil schedule - Bach Dang Wharf (foot of Nguyen Hue) Saigon to Vung Tao

http://bariavungtautourism.com/english/other_services/hydrofoil.php

Loads of inside information on Vietnam and other interesting stuff http://www.vnexpat.com/.

Vietnam Venture Group, Inc., Enterprise Service Providers and Handicraft Traders in Thailand and Vietnam

American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
- An Approach to Dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) in Vietnam Veterans - by Daryl S. Paulson http://www.aaets.org/arts/art27.htm

The Legacy of Valor - Vietnam era helicopter images and artifacts http://vhpamuseum.org/

The guys guide to hanging in Cambodia – an expats life in Sihanoukville, Phnom Penh , nightlife, lodging, teaching English and a bunch of assorted tales from the folks who have been there doing it.

Ever wonder about land mines? If so, this sight will blow your mind! http://www.mag.org.uk/index.htm

Capital Guest House and tour – the guys with the boats from Chao Doc up to Phnom Penh - overall they seem to be the big guys in Cambodia budget tours – Seem to have to large a monopoly for my taste - http://.bigpond.com.kh/users/capital