The Saigon Fine Arts Museum is a classic building with modest Chinese influence and houses interesting collections in Vietnam. They include contemporary paintings by renowned Vietnamese artists and foreign artists, traditional handicrafts created by the Vietnam ethnic groups and Vietnamese antiques. Saigon Fine Arts Museum is actually opposite Le Cong Kieu Street, or Antique Street of Saigon, where you’ll find more than 60 antique shops in Ho Chi Minh City in just a 100-meters stretch of road. So kill 2 birds with one stone by heading to this 2 Vietnam travel attractions. And they are easy to find, being just opposite Ben Thanh Market.

Vietnam Pictures taken at Old Quarter in Hanoi. Images of the Bia Hoi scene which is very much an attraction in Vietnam itself.

Vietnam720: Images of Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon, dating back to more than 120 years old by ManhHai from his Flickr photostream. Watch out for those old pictures of Nguyen Hue Street, Binh Tay Market, Reunification Palace and the Notre Dame Cathedral. Compare them with today’s settings via virtual tours found on this website.

There are about 3 ways one can get to Vung Tau from Saigon:

1. Tour bus from Sinh Cafe and other tour agencies. About 3 hours.
2. Drive or ride to Vung Tau from Saigon. About 3 hours (under 2 hours if you are a hell rider).
3. Take the hydrofoil. It is the most comfortable and fastest at just under 1.5 hours.

In this travel tip on how to get to Vung Tau from Saigon, I’ll show you where to buy the hydrofoil or ferry ticket, the timings of those ferry services and how those hydrofoils to Vung Tau feels like.

Panoramic images taken at the New World Hotel Saigon. The New World Hotel Saigon is a 5 star hotel in Vietnam and is just 5 mins walk to either Ben Thanh Market or the travel backpacker area of Pham Ngu Lao Street.

Vietnam720: Ben Thanh Market or Cho Ben Thanh in Vietnamese by Nina from Miss Adventure in Vietnam. This is part 2 of her 2 parts coverage on Saigon top tourist attractions.

Vietnam720: Ben Thanh Market or Cho Ben Thanh in Vietnamese by Nina from Miss Adventure in Vietnam. This is part 1 of her 2 parts coverage on Saigon top tourist attractions.

Vietnam Pictures taken at Hoi An. Images of old Vietnamese boat people at the Hoi An Old Town.

Vietnam720: Ao Dai with beautiful Vietnamese girls by Son Marki.

Ao Dai is a Vietnamese national outfit for women and the most recognizable traditional dress seen in Vietnam. To me (just me), I find Vietnamese girl in Ao Dai to be very womanly and sexy. Ao Dai is famously known to ‘cover everything, but hide nothing,’ and it perfectly accentuates the body possessed by Vietnamese girls.

Vietnam720: 10 fun places for kids in Saigon, brought to you by CottonTimer.