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HONG HAN HOTEL Bui Vien: Backpacker Friendly + Very Helpful Manager

Bui Vien is the backpackers district of Ho Chi Minh City.This is where many affordable hotels and bed&breakfast are located.We stayed in HONG HAN HOTEL. We arrived at around 1am local time.Contacted the hotel to arrange a van trabsfer for us and it was all smooth.Approximately 30m…

Cha Ca, Banh Xeo, Rau Mong and Nem Ran at NHA HANG NGON Restaurant Ho Chi Minh City

The late-night Pho experience we had moments after arrival in Ho Chi Minh really set the bar high for more Vietnamese food craving.Had a rather simple breakfast at the hotel so there wasn't enough space for a meal.Hours of walking though made us really hundgry and after a brief stay…

Ho Chi Minh City: The WAR REMNANTS MUSEUM

If you have anti-American sentiments,this could be the perfect place for you.It was quite difficult for me to absorb at first but that's the reality of it ---in war, the winner takes all, including the right to project who the goons are, and even mock them long after it's over.It …

Walking Tour of HO CHI MINH CITY

I finally took the courage to go on a self-proclaimed 7-day vacation. Lakasan lang ng loob. This was something I haven't done before out of fear that I might have no more work to go back to when I return.But the urge to see Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand was worth the risk.I am glad…