77 and 1880, is worth a look. The city has wide, tree lined boulevards. And you’d better be careful crossing the street because you can get your butt run over by a scooter. There are 1000’s and 1000’s of these scooters. It’s a safe city. I walked by myself for quite awhile and never ever felt scared or intimidated. Let’s address the elephant in the room, communism. In almost all of the private homes and museums we visited, there was a picture of Ho Chi Minh. In Saigon, if you look at the people, they are smiling, drinking coffee, hanging out on street corners. But after talking to guides, it is, to a large extend, a facade. Even though the Vietnamese do have greater freedoms than they’ve had before, they are still censored in speech and writing. Their internet is also censored. There are still political prisoners. President Obama says than when he visits Vietnam in the next few months, he will discuss these issues with their President. Vietnam and Cambodia are a favorite destination for the backpacking set. There were young westerners everywhere. The reason…it is cheap.