Shopping in Bangkok: MBK
Bangkok’s most popular shopping destination for tourists and Thais makes shopping fun and has an extremely wide variety of products, services, food and entertainment for even the most finicky traveler or expat…
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Hanoi Vietnam
After returning from Vung Tau to Ho Chi Minh City on an early morning hydrofoil trip we barely made it to the Saigon airport in time to catch our flight. After the 2 hour flight I was hoping Hanoi was very different from Saigon and…
Things to Do in Saigon: Shop at Ben Thanh Market
A short walk to Ben Thanh Market from the backpacker’s area in district 1 Pham Ngu Lao Street will give you the ‘Saigon experience’ introducing you to the good, bad & ugly of Saigon before before you shop til you drop…
Places to Stay: Saigon Vietnam – Elios Hotel
Too expensive for budget travelers and too low-end for high-end travelers doesn’t say much about a hotel but Elios Hotel in Saigon is a more than adequate place to spend a day or 2 in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam…
Saigon Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
I asked an expat friend who has been living in Saigon for the past two years for one piece of advice for visiting Saigon, or Ho Chi Minh City and his exact words were, “expect the unexpected.”
Places to Eat: Bangkok- Arab Street Shawarma & Falafel
Sukhumvit Soi 3 or “Soi Arab” as it’s known as to the Thais is dense with Arab culture and food. It may be the best place in Bangkok to get super cheap Mediterranean food such as everyone’s favorites shawarma & falafel…
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