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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Bridging the Confucian strongholds of China with the tropical Buddhist lands of Southeast Asia, Vietnam is a land that overwhelms most visitors with the sublime beauty of its natural settings from the spectacular limestone islands of Ha Long Bay in the north to the vast wetlands of the Mekong Delta in the south.

Boasting thousands of years of history and culture, Vietnam offers a rare blend of traditional charm and tranquil natural beauty with the dynamism of one of the world’s fastest growing economies and a society that is rapidly opening up to the outside world after decades of war and isolation. Here, divine beaches line magnificent coastlines, while inland soaring mountains cloaked by dense, misty forests overlook acre upon acre of rice paddies where farmers in traditional conical hats meticulously tend to the seasonal harvest just as their forefathers have for generations. Mirroring the country as a whole, the Vietnamese people are hard working and industrious, and at the same time strikingly friendly and optimistic.

Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) is the economic and cultural engine of Vietnam. A bustling, dynamic and industrious center of commerce and culture, i t is the largest city in the country, the economic capital, and the cultural trendsetter. The streets, where much of the city's life takes place, are a charming jumble of endless markets, shops, pavement cafés, stands-on-wheels and sidewalk vendors selling everything from high definition televisions to live seafood. It's impossible not to be infected by its distinct combination of native heritage, French cultural influence, and 21st century globalization as modern skyscrapers stand side-by-side with fading colonial buildings, Chinese-style pagodas, and historical landmarks such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, Old Post Office and the Reunification Hall.

The city is also the culinary capital of Vietnam and offers a staggering array of gastronomic delights from regional Vietnamese specialties and sumptuous street-side fare to world class international cuisine, including French, Chinese and Japanese. In addition, Ho Chi Minh City has a vibrant nightlife with many local and Western bars and cafés concentrated in the city center.

Landscape

While teaching English in Vietnam, you should absolutely tour the countryside and visit the nation’s beautiful beaches and islands. The landscape surrounding HCM City is lush with greenery, while wide sandy beaches and breathtesol tefl courses vietnam-taking islands are within easy drives.

Farther north, mountains and sea - often with little or nothing in between - dominate the landscape. The cool highlands conceal the Phong Nha caverns and the mind-boggling mountain passes of Ngang and Hai Van. The Red River Delta, where the ancient Viet people settled, is surrounded by yet more mountains scattered with grottos, waterfalls, mountain lakes, and diverse ethnic groups like the H'mong, Dao, and Hoa. Dien Bien Phu, Fansipan Mountain, and the uniquely lovely Ha Long Bay are sites not to be missed.

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