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Saigon Old Apartment Buildings: A Walking Guide to Hidden City Life

Modern Ho Chi Minh City rises quickly, but some of its most memorable stories are still hidden behind…

The sizzling pans, unfamiliar ingredients and tiny street-side tables of Ho Chi Minh City can feel exciting—and slightly…

Pho may be Vietnam’s most famous bowl, but it represents only one corner of the country’s remarkably varied…

Street food in Ho Chi Minh City generally costs between 25,000 and 100,000 VND per dish, making it…

Few places capture the colour and excitement of Mid-Autumn Festival in Saigon quite like Luong Nhu Hoc Lantern…

The best place to see Mid-Autumn lanterns in Ho Chi Minh City is Lương Nhữ Học Street and…

Choosing between a Saigon double-decker bus day or night tour depends on what you want most: convenient sightseeing…

Ho Chi Minh City can feel overwhelming when you first arrive. Motorbikes stream through busy intersections, historic buildings…

District 5 does not reveal itself as quickly as central Saigon. Its rewards appear gradually: steam rising from…

Pho may be Vietnam’s most internationally famous noodle soup, but in Ho Chi Minh City, another bowl tells…

Rain changes Saigon in a matter of minutes. Motorbikes slip beneath awnings, vendors pull plastic covers over their…

Cuisine

The first surprise about eating snails in Ho Chi Minh City is that “going for ốc” means much…