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4. Tet
17th
January 2004
Yeah,
I am safe and sound in Saigon and so are my passengers.
We made it! Had the final night dinner last night, yes
chicken was on the menu, but if anyone gets bird flu it
won't be on my shift!
 My
next trip is through Cambodia - I have never been to Cambodia,
and I think that my pose a 'little' bit of a problem as
I will be gasping more than the passengers when we get
to Angkor Wat. So I am trying to hook up with the next
group going through so I can get a feel for the place.
My trip starts in Bangkok so I have to get there some
how anyway.
Tet
time in Vietnam, the roads are packed, colourful flower
markets everywhere, everyone happy and trying to finish
off all their jobs before the New Year starts. As exciting
as it all sounds everything will close 21 - 23rd. So I
might be able to cross the street in Saigon without getting
hit by a bike but where would I go? All the banks will
be closed all week but the shops are closed so there is
nowhere to spend money. I am hoping to leave during this
time so I might make my own way to Cambodia if another
trip isn't heading through shortly.
Cambodia
doesn't celebrate Tet (New Year) at the same time as the
Vietnamese, their New Year is in April. Wow three New
Years to celebrate in three months, what a great part
of the world!
I
really have to be going. I have to meet the boss to talk
accounts. Yes I do have to do some work on this job. Too
many zeros in the Vietnamese dong...
Marlo
About
the Author
Marlo
Perry is a Group Leader for Intrepid
Travel and is loved by mad German women.
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