HCMC hotels to provide free condoms Published: 8 Mar 2013 Free condoms in all guest rooms will be provided by every hotel in Ho Chi Minh City in an attempt to reduce the spread of HIV in Vietnam’s largest city. The “100% condom programme”, recommended by the Ho Chi Minh City Aids Prevention Committee, will be [Read on …]
iPhone / Cell Phone Cases in Saigon Have a new iPhone? Samsung? Droid? Nokia? Need a case, but haven’t yet found just the right one? How about getting a custom case made to your personal specs while you’re here in Saigon? I found a great place in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) to get your [Read on …]
Our Return to Eating Saigon! We’re Back!! After an amazing 6 weeks traveling around the Golden State, introducing Hai to California during his first-ever trip to the USA, we just returned to Saigon this week. What better way to put living in Saigon back into perspective than to slide down the snowy slopes of Lake Tahoe, [Read on …]
Bánh Sầu Riêng Durio Le Thi Rieng Park Cach Mang Thang Tam District 10 The other night, my landlady’s daughter, Ngoc, and her boyfriend, Vinh, called to invite Hai and I to join them for a late evening treat. What a nice surprise! Yes, sounds fun. Meet you downstairs in 20 minutes. The other night, [Read on …]
[Perhaps you’ve already enjoyed some great Saigon Street Food and not particularly worried right now about Where to Eat in Saigon. So, let us make a few suggestions about what to do Between Meals in Saigon] A very special day can be spent in Saigon exploring some amazingly beautiful architectural examples of handmade cement tiles [Read on …]
Dat Thanh 277 Vo Van Tan Street District 3 ***************************************** Hai and I just returned from our Christmas/ New Years (western) 3-week vacation in Europe. The food in Italy was outstanding and we absolutely loved some of the classic Italian dishes that are totally unavailable in Vietnam (and even difficult to find back in California). [Read on …]
Lunch today turned out to be a bit of a strange event. I hadn’t been to one of my favorite eateries for quite a while. So, when my good friend Tan asked where we should have lunch, I was actually excited to remember Miến Gà Kỳ Đồng and suggested we head over to District 3 [Read on …]
Chè Chuối 241 Vo Van Tan Street District 3 ***** Trust us when we rate Saigon’s “Chè Chuối – Banana Dessert” as YUM YUM YUM … and so close to tourist-center in District 1. Located on the street in front of Thien Ban Pagoda at: Chè Chuối 241 Vo Van Tan Street District 3 OPEN [Read on …]