The Saigon Central Post Office is a must visit when in Saigon. It’s in downtown and hard to miss – both because of the immense amount of surrounding tourists and the unique architecture. The post office was built during French occupation in the late 19th century. It sits across the street from another French remnant … Continue reading Saigon Central Post Office
Before we landed in Saigon, I called the city, “Ho Chi Minh City.” I did this assuming since the most recent name for the city was Ho Chi Minh, I would call it that. I also wondered as an outsider, “If I call it Saigon is it offensive to a local?” I honestly had no … Continue reading Saigon vs. Ho Chi Minh City
During our traipsing through Asia we drank beers from Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Cambodia. They weren’t spectacularly complex in flavor or high in alcohol content, but still delivered the desired outcome when sitting sweaty on a balcony after a humid day of sightseeing. We hadn’t found any craft beer since going to a small bar in … Continue reading The Saigon Beer Scene
The Banh Mi sandwich originated in Saigon under French occupation during the mid 19th century. It’s a blend of French and Vietnamese staples: bread, pork sausage, coriander, cucumber, pickled carrots and daikon, pâté, jalapeño, and mayo. These are the “standard” but we saw and ate many banh mis that included different ingredients. One time a woman cracked an … Continue reading The Best Banh Mi
The week before we arrived in Vietnam we realized we would be there during Tet. Tet is Vietnamese New Year. This New Year follows the lunar calendar and that’s why it’s celebrated in late January or early/mid February. Certain blogs and articles we read said being in Vietnam as foreigners during Tet was not a … Continue reading Arrival in Saigon, Vietnam
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