Dec 8, 2020 • 7M
Couchfish Day 171: The $3 tour
The Couchfish podcast. Following a day by day itinerary through Southeast Asia—for all those people stranded on their couch.
I’m sitting on a red plastic chair in a shopfront travel agent on De Tham in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City’s backpacker district. Out front is a signboard listing all the tours they offer. The prices listed are low. Way low.
We’re discussing their day trip to the Cu Chi tunnels followed by a visit to the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh. The listed price is US…