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Walking Tours of Ho Chi Minh City

The unbearable heat of mid-day Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon, to friends and lovers) makes walking nearly impossible. However, the morning or late afternoon is a perfect time to stroll. The relatively cheap...

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Where to Stay in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)

There are some very definite boundaries in Ho Chi Minh City when it comes to accommodation. Most budget travelers lay their heads in the Pham Ngu Lao area of District 1, while those with even mildly deeper...

2 comments    travel vietnam stay in saigon
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Vietnam's Temples

As it is with many countries, some of the most interesting sights in Vietnam can be found inside religious buildings. Vietnam has long been a predominantly buddhist country. In fact, it was one of the first...

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Guerilla Warfare - Tactics

Strategy and tactics of guerrilla warfare tend to focus around the use of a small, mobile force competing against a large, immobile one. Guerilla focuses on organizing small units that is dependent on the...

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Vietnamese Coffee

Vietnamese coffee shops are more than a place to get your caffeine buzz. As with coffee shops in many other countries, the socializing is as much a part of the coffee drinking experience as the coffee itself....

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Ho Chi Minh City's Street Food

Vietnam’s street food is some of the best in the world. The options are endless and the dishes timeless. Even simply simplest fruit dish or baguette has a twist in this country. And, of course, being...

3 comments    travel vietnam saigon
Bombers over Ho Chi Minh City, photo Wikipedia73

Travel with Hafeez - Vietnam

I hate night flights. But I have no choice. Most international flights leave Karachi, Pakistan at about mid-night. I salute residents living under the Heathrow, London flight-path who are constantly fighting...

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Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Nightlife

Enjoying an evening in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City, officially) is easy. There are so many options that the worry is not what to do, but what you will miss by choosing one activity over another. It would take a...

4 comments    travel vietnam saigon
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An Idyllic Beach Near Ho Chi Minh City

Mui Ne was once a sleepy seaside town insulated from the rest of Vietnam by miles of dragon fruit plantations and poor roads. The beaches proximity to Ho Chi Minh City has led to massive development. Resorts...

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Vietnam's Favorite Soup

Pho is mainly eaten at breakfast time in Vietnam, although shops serving it are sometimes open late into the night. Pho, in vietnamese, sounds like “ph-uh”, the “uh” has a...

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