Congee has been a popular pick for diners in Ho Chi Minh City, celebrated as a go-to comfort with healthy-boosting benefits. Today, this delicious rice porridge dish is as popular as ever and can be found everywhere from street food stalls and markets, to the most high-brow restaurants in the city. Whether you are new...Read More
Sometimes Ho Chi Minh City feels like its own separate country with its various districts, its sprawling urban landscape, and the sheer site. You can live a lifetime in the city and still discover new places every weekend around Saigon. In this article, we will share a beach city with special things to explore –...Read More
Traveling is so much more than just visiting the touristy highlights. While must-see attractions are always fun, be sure to find the time for some of the little-known or less documented spots too. It’s time to put your explorer’s cap on and get curious. Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon, is Vietnam’s largest and...Read More
In recent years social travel networks have become increasingly popular, largely thanks to a rising interest in experiential and responsible tourism. Travelers are looking for new ways to engage with local communities and delve into the heart of a country’s culture. One of the best ways to gain a genuine insight into your destination is...Read More
Shopping and traveling seem to go hand in hand. Some travelers get to know a place through its museums and monuments, others through its scenic landscapes or traditional cuisine. But for globetrotters who love to shop, there’s no truer way to experience a place than by haggling with merchants in a bazaar, browsing the...Read More
No one likes to get sick, but it can be especially stressful if it happens while you’re traveling on vacation. Worries about the safety of food and water, diseases, and foreign health care can be enough to make you consider staying home. However, some of these fears are exaggerated, and others can be eliminated or...Read More
The southern Vietnamese city, formerly called and still referred to as Saigon, is changing at a speed that outpaces the most reckless of the city’s motorcycle taxi drivers. Business towers, office blocks, glitzy shopping malls, high-end real estate developments, urban regeneration projects, visually stunning new bridges. Whether or not you’re a night owl, a...Read More
Going to the night market at night? This concept sounded very strange for me back then; when I was only a little girl and night markets weren’t those popular tourist destinations like nowadays. I remember how thrilled I was to go to the night market for the first time. There was an enormous variety of...Read More
There are lots of valid reasons to eat pizza in Vietnam. For instance, you could be intimidated by eating completely unfamiliar dishes in foreign country, or, perhaps, you’re just not much of foodie and want something easy and familiar. Or, you could have a weak stomach or traveler’s diarrhea and need something simple. Maybe, you...Read More
The way we discover and book travel has dramatically changed in the last 10 years, but the travel industry isn’t done with us yet. Industry innovators are developing new ways to serve us alternative accommodation choices and experiences. The new industry leaders are not only disrupting the way accommodation inventory is delivered to travelers –...Read More