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Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam by The Terrible 2s on May 22, 2012Sorry for my late post, Viet. I only spent one day in Ho Chi Minh. During that day, it didn’t sink in to me the fact that I’m in a foreign country. Why? Because for… Read More →...
Tuesday Travels#34 Vietnam's Street Food by Me, the Islands and the World on Apr 24, 2012If the Filipinos like their street food grilled, fried or barbecued, the Vietnamese like their street food with soup, lots of veggies, and with noodles and bread. While they have the usual dry and crunchy snack foods, which by the way ar...
Tuesday Travels#33 Dare To Scoot by Me, the Islands and the World on Apr 17, 2012According to our guide, there are at least two motorcycles per household in Saigon. While buses and taxis are also available easily, motorcycles and scooters rule the streets of Saigon. But what fascinated me the most are the utter d...
Saigon—Remembering the past; celebrating the vibrant present by Stella Arnaldo's Blogspot on Apr 14, 2012(Inside the Saigon Central Post Office - designed by Gustav Eiffel in the Gothic style.) WHEN it comes to Saigon, one never knows quite where to begin. Should I first write about the zipping... You and your man; tickle your palate; travel the worl...
Mung Chua Phuc Sinh! by Hello Saigon on Apr 8, 2012Easter is not the same without attending Easter Mass. So today, we went to Mai Khoi and celebrated Easter together with Fr. CJ and the community. The mass was filled with heartfelt songs courtesy of the Music Ministry. As always, … Continue...
2012 Lent Schedule by Hello Saigon on Apr 3, 2012As you know, in the Catholic calendar, it’s Holy Week. As Catholics, wherever we are, we try as much as we can to observe the holy days — a bit of a challenge in Vietnam but it can be done. … Continue reading →...
Out and About by Hello Saigon on Apr 1, 2012It’s just a couple of weeks (keeping my fingers crossed and toes) more before I become literally tied here at home. I’d probably be regaling you stories of my hospital experience or changing diapers. <insert roll-eyes here> So f...
Saigon: Trading Knowledge by Hello Saigon on Mar 31, 2012Living in Saigon makes non-Vietnamese speakers resourceful in finding products or services — it’s really difficult if you can’t read the Vietnamese ads and websites. Even Google Chrome’s powers cannot translate Vietnamese we...
The Heat is on in Saigon by Little Things, Happy Life on Mar 28, 2012This entry, together with the one on Cambodia, is long overdue. I'm sorry, but here it is.Airport pickup - going to the hostelI went to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam last year to celebrate my 28th birthday. I was turning 28 on the 28th of June 2011, afte...
Staying at Thien Xuan Hotel in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam by Life as Experienced Daily on Mar 27, 2012We arrived here at Ho Chi Minh at around 12:40am earlier today and proceeded to Thien Xuan Hotel which is located along Le Thanh Ton at the Quan 1 of the city. We didn't encounter any problems checking in especially because we booked in advance via A...
