Vietnam: Southeast – Ho Chi Minh
Street Food and Street Dining in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The street food and street dining scene in Ho Chi Minh City aka Saigon is surely hands-down impressive! Wow. Yep,…
Ho Chi Minh City Hall and Shopping Malls
I do wonder about the simplest of things. Such as if most people visiting Vietnam know who or what Ho…
Saigon/HCMC: Watching the World Go By at Lamenda Café
One evening in Saigon, the sister and I were looking for a place to hang out after dinner. We have…
The ‘Barbecue Garden’ in Ho Chi Minh City
This is a great place for some casual outdoor dining in Saigon. Our table has its own stone grill. The…
Ho Chi Minh City: Delicious Vietnamese Dinner at Chao Em! Viet Bistro
We discovered this lovely bistro-restaurant purely by accident one evening when we were looking around the area of Ben Thanh…
Water Puppet Show at the Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City
While in Saigon, the family went to see a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show one evening. The Golden Dragon Water…
Ho Chi Minh City: Lunch at the Top with Panoramic City Views at Shri Restaurant & Lounge
There are many lovely places to dine with a view in Saigon, one just has to search on Google and…
Ho Chi Minh City: Notre Dame Cathedral and the Book Cafe Street
When people in my and the past generation think about Vietnam, people right think about the Vietnam War and the…
Ho Chi Minh Central Post Office (and Café de la Poste)
One of the beautiful conserved buildings in Saigon reflecting European influence during the French colonial times is the city’s Central…
View from our Room: Ben Thanh Night Market in HCMC
In Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, we booked our hotel in District 1 right beside the Ben Thanh market.…












