21 July 2010, 3:36 pm
Hi, Am looking at the possibility of going to either of the above two cities next year and just wondering which is better. From what I gather: - Both seem to have nice modern downtowns and pagodas - HCMC has the Chu Chi Tunnels, Seoul has the DMZ and it's tunnels - HCMC has the beaches of Vung Tao near it, Seoul has Eurwangni Beach nearish to it - HCMC has some French colonial buildings in it, Seoul has...some Japanese ones. - HCMC has the Mekong Delta outside of it while Seoul has good hiking in the hills outside it. I am interested in visiting Vietnam, especially for the historic element to it. However, it requires a visa and getting there from Dublin, Ireland is a bit of a pain(Dublin - Frankfurt - Bangkok - HCMC with Lufthansa being the most likely option). Korea doesn't require a visa to enter it and Etihad are starting flights to Seoul in December so Dublin - Abu Dhabi - Seoul would be a lot easier than reaching Saigon. Seoul looks a bit like Tokyo which I was in before and didn't really like, but are they very different? If the attractions of both cities are similar, then Seoul might be easier especially as it is in a richer country and English is probably more widely spoken. Any suggestions would be great! Thanks, Brian.... Read More »
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