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A Cup of Coffee in Hanoi

Hanoi Coffee Culture

Allison Dinh - allison_dinh [5,502]

Be sure to have a cup or three of coffee when in Hanoi...

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh City | Hanoi | Vietnam
Topics: Travel
Notre-Dame Cathedral - Saigon, Vietnam

Notre-Dame Cathedral In Saigon, Vietnam

Allison Dinh - allison_dinh [5,502]

All you need to know about Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral.

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam
Topics: Travel
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines

A Cook's Tour: Anthony Bourdain's Love Affair With Vietnam

Adam Bray - kanzis_slave [2,430]

Best known for his book "Kitchen Confidential" and his current series "No Reservations" on the Travel Channel, chef and author Anthony Bourdain travels the world looking for the perfect meal for his...

Destinations: Tokyo | Vietnam | Can Tho | Ho Chi Minh City | Cambodia | Nha Trang | Japan | Pailin
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Literature | Food | People
To Vietnam With Love

James Sullivan Perches High above Ho Chi Minh City

To Vietnam With Love - tovietnamwithlove [610]

On my first night in the Caravelle Hotel, I parted the curtains draping my room’s windows, and eighteen floors up, gazed out over Lam Son Square, the cinematic heart of Ho Chi Minh City. Looking up...

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam
Topics: Culture | Travel | 20th Century History | Architecture
Dining with a Conscience in Southeast Asia

Order of the Day

Natnapha Thanatharakit - the_orient [430]

In Cambodia, Thailand or Vietnam, try these restaurants which are dishing up opportunities for the local community with their socially responsible policies and vocational training programs, as well as good food...

Destinations: Halong Bay | Hue | Hanoi | Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | Hoi An
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Women & Travel | Traditions | Culture | Food | People

Lost in Saigon

Matt Brown - mattbrown [88]

Some characters, events and places have been altered to protect their identity/dignity. The following is an accurate account of the best night and early morning in history. Lap it up, it always goes...

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam
Topics: Travel | Adventure

Xe Do to Sai Gon

Ben Bangs - BenCam91 [963]

It's late morning in Ha Noi, and I find myself at the southbound ben xe looking at a forty-eight hour marathon ride to Sai Gon on the Vietnamese Greyhound, a xe do which, to be honest, looks more like...

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam
Topics: Travel | Adventure

Xe Do to Sai Gon

Ben Bangs - BenCam91 [963]

It's late morning in Ha Noi, and I find myself at the southbound ben xe looking at a forty-eight hour marathon ride to Sai Gon on the Vietnamese Greyhound, a xe do which, to be honest, looks more like...

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam
Topics: Travel

Coming into Sai Gon

Malcolm Arthur - cafengocmy [709]

July 2003 It was night as the 747 approached Tan Son Nhat airport in Sai Gon. I thought to look for the lights and surmised it would be like any other city seen from the air at night, pretty but...

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam
Topics: Travel | People | 20th Century History | War & Conflict

Pilgrimage 2003

Malcolm Arthur - cafengocmy [709]

As the KAL flight rose out of Incheon Airport the standard announcements were given, first in Korean by a strong authoritative female voice with a hint of menace in it, then in English by a strong...

Destinations: Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam
Topics: Travel | People | 20th Century History | War & Conflict
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