Originally Posted by
jimbo99
Not much sense of adventure here!
Think I'd get a hotel near the airport (Amara on Le Van Si is not far away)... Then get a taxi into the centre - be prepared for good-natured grid lock. See the Vietnamese do their thing around Nguyen Hue/Le Loi. Will be great fun!
Don't take any valuables... just enough cash to get yourself back. Return some time after midnight.
For me it's a lack of desire to hang out in another crowd in HCMC and get stuck in another traffic jam. I always leave Vietnam during TET.