Vietnam is one of the best kept travel secrets of Southeast Asia. The country is cheap and cheerful and Ho Chi Minh City retails a charming French colonial core, with coffee shops, night markets and French-Vietnamese bakeries galore. Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese sandwich made with French bread and wash it all down with a cup of Vietnamese Café au lait. Vietnam is the only country in Southeast Asia with a tradition of coffee drinking and bread making, due to the French connection. Look out for locally grown coffee. The Saigon River is a great place for a cooling dip, do like the locals do and jump in fully clothed, you will be dry again in just a few minutes in the daytime heat. Go for an evening stroll and be amazed at the hordes on mopeds on the streets and enjoy the coolness of the night. Restaurants and night markets flourish well past midnight, with entire families on mopeds partaking in the celebrations. Save some energy for a two hour bus ride to the beach or a drive up to the cooler central mountains. Enjoy Vietnam’s charms with vayama cheap international airfares to Ho Chi Minh City on Asiana Airlines this winter.

On Asiana Airlines from San Francisco $757 total.

On Asiana Airlines from Chicago $899 total.

On Asiana Airlines from New York $904 total.

Travel Dates: Travel must commence between 15NOV09-31JAN10

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