Comments on: Riding With Mr. Thong

By: Moon Saem

Moon Saem — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:14:58 +0000

I really want to go to Vietnam! I wonder if I can survive there as the writer thought, but I think it would be a great experience. After two weeks, winter veacation starts in Korea. I want to recommend my friends who plan to travel abroad to visit Vietnam. I can feel the beauty of its landscape through this article. I hope to travel there someday!

By: choi yeo mee

choi yeo mee — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:07:43 +0000

Hi~Guy~

I am a girl who is crazy about rice noodles. After I read your article, I went to eat rice noodles with my friends. I haven’t gone to Vietnam yet, but I feel closer to Vietnam. Thanks to your article. When my sister ate Pho in Vietnam, she couldn’t eat Pho because its smell is so strong. I’m glad that you enjoyed Pho while my sister didn’t like it. I also want to try Pho dish in Vietnam. But I will not ride a bike, because I am not sure if I can handle the traffic like you always did. I just thank God that you are still alive.

By: Cho, Yeonhee

Cho, Yeonhee — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:54:17 +0000

As I go through this article, I feel as if I adventured vietnam with Mr. Thong and the writer. I could be given a clear picture of how this country is like, especially incredibly complicated traffic as well as the staple food called “pho”. I hope to visit here and taste humanity in vietnam.

By: Jin Su, Choi

Jin Su, Choi — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:43:38 +0000

I really enjoyed reading this article!!
I could imagine the hectic city in Vietnam vividly. I’d love to trvel there. I think I can manage to ride a car or a bike fairly well as I did in Beijing- in my opinion, Beijing is the worst place to drive, careless drivers and walkers similar in Vietnam, I guess. If anybody happen to visit Vietnam, Pleas bear “HONK YOUR HORN, A LOT !!” in mind. This is the greatest tip!^^

By: Kim YoungDeok

Kim YoungDeok — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:30:09 +0000

Hi Mr American guy~
I had chance to read ur trip article in Vietnam in my uni class. I have’t been there but i can a bit imagine the traffic there through your story.It was interesting and lucky to you being still alive. Our prof. told us about her expeirence in Vietnam and bought us Pho.It was really good.
Thanks to your article we had good time and now i become interested in going there and feel it myself!
I am looking forward to seeing ur next story in the next chapter.^^*

By: Seong-jin,Kang

Seong-jin,Kang — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:21:54 +0000

Hi, Mr. Guy!
I am a Korean student and I’ve just read this article, titled “Riding with Mr. Thong”, in a reading class in my university. I’ve never been to Vietnam and I even wasn’t interested in Vietnam before I read this, but now I change! It’s so vivid and exciting that I want to travel Vietnam, riding a bike just like you, having some ‘Pho’… especially, I really wanna visit ‘Dong Loc Road Junction’, a historic place.
We usually say “Vietnam War” in Korea, but you say “American War”. That’s interesting to me.
Thank you for an excellent article. I envy that you seem to travel a lot. :)

By: Do Raji

Do Raji — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:50:31 +0000

This article makes me want to visit there.
haha In fact, I really didn’t know about Vietnam.. and am not interested in..
I just heard about the traffic jam with all bikes when I watched TV. However, I feel like knowing everything after I read this article because the writer describes very vividly about the situation and landscape.
That’s why I want to go there,feel, see, and ride the bike on the street..haha
I am alreday excited…^.^;;
Let’s go~~~~~~haha

By: Hwang Hee Yeon

Hwang Hee Yeon — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:09:22 +0000

I read this article in my class but I didn’t know about Vietnam eventhough I love travel around the world. so I enjoyed reaing this article and I could picturing scenery, traffic jam, and green rice paddies. if I have a chance to visite Vietnam I willing to go there and maybe this acticle will help me my trip because I learned so culture from this artible. thank you for this article.

Hee Yeon

By: Kim, Insun

Kim, Insun — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:05:33 +0000

This article well presents a journey along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Vietnam. Also, the writer demonstrates not only rural landscapes but also history, food, and cultures which he encounters during his trek. Indeed, he invites readers to go through his vivid-adventurous sprit and beauty of Vietnam. Warning: after you finishing reading, you might be fallen into temptation to visit Vietnam and practice the crazy driver’s tips which you learned from this article. =)

By: dieuhiennguyen

dieuhiennguyen — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:07:46 +0000

Dear Mr. Guy!
I recently read your article about Ho Chi Minh Trail in "Riding with Mr. Thong" on my flight to SFO. I am a Vietnamese, hometown in Hue City. I just want note that the picture you had as red imperial gate with the heavy load xich-lo passing through is indeed NOT an imperial gate. It is the front of my HIGH SCHOOL. It calls Quoc Hoc high school meaning National Knowledge and also this school is where Ho Chi Minh go to high school and graduate from. It is one of the most famous school in Vietnam for its rankings and its historical factor in Ho Chi Minh life.
I also would like to compliment on your driving skill in Vietnam. I am still until now can not have the courage to ride motor bike through town in Vietnam.
I really love this article. Very interesting!

Dieu Hien Nguyen