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VAS Summer 2013

10 Places to Eat Out: Downtown, Saigon

Here are our top 10 in District 1! I am sure you have your own favorites in HCMC, we’d love to hear from you too. Leave us a link or a comment after this post. El Gaucho If it’s steak you want, El Gaucho is the champ. This authentic Argentinean …

Which Vietnamese Foods Foreigners Find Very Challenging in Vietnam?

Guest Blogger: Anh Nguyen I found it hard to start writing things about my own country from a foreigner’s point of view. I seriously thought about writing how foreigners think about Vietnamese foods but then I could not just make up myself without asking them, who are real and fair …

3D2N at Park Royal Saigon: 10 Things We Liked

Twas around 2-ish when we arrived at Park Royal Saigon. Taxis and buses were unloading guests. It was a Friday and probably, one of their peak days but my boys found themselves seats at the lobby while I queued up for about ten minutes. Two Korean ladies, who I assumed …

The First Day of the Lunar New Year at Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon

Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon, Vietnam February 10 was the first day of the Lunar New Year which was a Sunday. We went to hear mass in Mai Khoi Chapel on Tu Xuong St. in the afternoon and on our way back home, around 6-ish, we dropped by the Basilica on …

I Broke my Diet at ParkRoyal Saigon

Related post: Park Royal Saigon:10 Things We Liked http://bit.ly/10zqN2y >>> Plus get a chance to win the Trade for a Trip contest! Oh yes I did. And it’s ParkRoyal’s fault! It’s one of those days when my family would spend quality time away from home, except that this time, we were …

One morning at Nana’s Crepes

It was the last day of the Year of the Dragon and where else would we want to spend our morning? Most businesses in Vietnam are closed during this time of the Lunar year. So we went to (drum roll) The Crescent Mall There was a lion dance inside the …

Dinner with my little boys at Mon Hue, Ho Chi Minh City

Earlier this week, I posted on Facebook ’Parents are prone to give their children everything except for the one thing they need most. That is time. – Emma Hulburt’ and one of my friends commented that there could never be a quality time if you don’t have time for your …

45,000 VND Lunch at Premium Gourmet

Premium Gourmet, Phu My Hung Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam For the second time this week, we had power off from 11 to 1pm today. So I decided to have lunch at Premium Gourmet and finish my typing works there since I can always plug in my laptop at their …

15 Facts about Ho Chi Minh City

15 Facts about Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) by: Phung Dieu Trang I’ve spent my whole life here in this very city. I can’t say I love everything about my city, but so far I enjoy living in this dynamic place. Below is what I will never forget about HCMC if …

Burger King in Phu My Hung, HCMC

My hubsy loves the burgers at Burger King. My kiddos just want to eat anything from there. We used to drive a long way to the airport to eat at Burger King, once or twice a month. This has changed just a few couple of days ago when they put …

15 Facts about Phu My Hung, Vietnam

15 Facts about Phu My Hung, Vietnam By: June Lee 1) Aka ‘Saigon South’, it’s located in District 7 of Ho Chi Minh City, south of downtown District 1. 2) It’s an urban area developed by a joint venture between Taiwanese and Vietnamese groups. 3) Most residents are either expats …

Vietnam Visa Stamping and Temporary Residence Card Fees

Reblogged from Hello Saigon!: Totally giving Owee58.com all the credit for all the Visa information I’m sharing here. For some reason this past month alone, I’ve been getting a lot of queries from fellow Pinoys on how to get Vietnam Visa extension. And no, not because I have a brother …

10++ Places To Hang Out in Phu My Hung

Most tourists in Vietnam wouldn’t bother riding to District 7 to check what is there to see. They’re already settled with what District 1 could offer. Apart from that there are day tours that highlight the memoirs of wars that historic sites have become top destinations in the country, such as going to Cu Chi – crawl in …

Vietnamese Movie: All About Dad

This is the first Vietnamese movie in English with a Vietnamese subtitle that I have ever seen. Oh with ‘seen’, I meant the trailer. A friend of mine, Bri, posted this link on her Facebook wall and I enjoyed the trailer so much I am sharing this to you guys. …

Christmas in Saigon 2012

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Best Duo Photo 2013

Theme: Christmas or New Year Color: Any Red or Green or Blue or Yellow Mechanics: …

Coffee Shop in Saigon: Princess and the Pea

As Saigon continues to surprise everyone be it expats and Saigonese, a good friend who is also a coffee lover is going to share with us a great find- a cafe called Pap! She’s going to tell us what she thinks about the coffee shop. _________________________________________________________________________________________ By Phung Dieu Trang I’ve spent almost every …

Flowers in Saigon

Photos of the Day I took these during the Travel Photography Workshop conducted by the travel photographers Mark and Peter last month. I hope you liked the photos