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TRAVEL DIARIES: Favorite Things To Do in Asia

November 12, 2014

One of the things I loved about living in Asia is how easy and affordable it is to travel to many Asia-Pacific destinations and how diverse the cultures and attractions are. With a few minutes . . .

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3 Comments · Malaysia > KL, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand > Phuket, TRAVEL DIARIES, Vietnam > HCMC

More HCMC Restaurants

August 11, 2012

Food is cheap, healthy, clean and super yummy in HCMC. It was one of the goals of our trip - to eat as much authentic Vietnamese cuisine! I've already featured all the phở bò we ate and our top 2 . . .

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1 Comment · Vietnam > HCMC

Best Street Food in HCMC

August 10, 2012

Our other favorite place to eat is Nha Hang Ngon (another recommendation of Chie of The Nomad’s Black Book). It's where tourists can enjoy street food without worrying about a bum tummy. According to . . .

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5 Comments · Vietnam > HCMC

Where to Get Paintings at Local Prices in HCMC

August 10, 2012

For super affordable paintings in HCMC Vietnam, head on over to Tran Phu street in District 5. I read somewhere that this is where the locals buy their art and I wasn't disappointed. The prices were . . .

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3 Comments · Vietnam > HCMC

Our favorite brunch spot in HCMC

August 9, 2012

This was our favorite place to have breakfast in HCMC Vietnam on out trip there last November 2011. All thanks to Chie of The Nomad's Black Book for recommending this fab resto! The best thing about . . .

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7 Comments · Vietnam > HCMC

Trying Phở Bò at Different HCMC Restaurants

August 9, 2012

TD and I absolutely love Vietnamese noodle soup or Phở, specifically the beef noodle soup called Phở Bò. It was our default order in Ho Chi Minh, when we didn't know what was good to order. Phở or . . .

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3 Comments · Vietnam > HCMC

HCMC Money Changer

March 6, 2012

If you are looking for a money changer in Ho Chi Minh City, we found very good rates compared to the others within the backpackers district. Details are below. Foreign Currency Exchange-Table . . .

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Leave a Comment · Vietnam > HCMC

Ho Chi Minh Shopping Finds

March 5, 2012

Ho Chi Minh is a lovely place to shop. If find the items I bought much cheaper than Jakarta as well. Sharing with you photos of my shopping loot. This is one of the many reasons we are broke and . . .

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Leave a Comment · Vietnam > HCMC

Flight to HCMC and Hotel

February 10, 2012

Last year I was able to visit HCMC (Ho Chi Minh City formerly known as Saigon) Vietnam because of an Air Asia promo fare which we booked about a year ahead. (Yep budget flyers must plan waaaaayyy . . .

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2 Comments · Vietnam > HCMC

Cincinati Leather Boutique HCMC

January 18, 2012

As we were looking along Dong Koi for a money changer, I realized that I brought the wrong bag. My roomy woven beach bag (WTH was I thinking right?), didn't feel secure being held by hand and could . . .

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2 Comments · Vietnam > HCMC

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