What do you know about Saigon street food? Learn about the best places to find them in Ho Chi Minh City. In 2016, I partnered up with hospitality brand, Christina's Vietnam, to host a 13-episode Saigon street food series, under the
Looking for things to do in Hanoi? Explore the capital of Vietnam and one of the world's last communist fronts. They say that Hanoi is the most Asian city of all Asian cities. Personally, it's hard to dictate what makes a
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, known as "Tet Trung Thu," is Vietnam's second most popular holiday, and a day to make mooncakes. In Ho Chi Minh City, the appearance of pop-up yellow and red stalls announces the coming of the Moon Festival, a
Looking for a cool place to stay? Check into Cocobeach Camp in Lagi, Vietnam, a hipster hideaway located two hours from Saigon and Mui Ne. Search 'quick beach trips from Ho Chi Minh City' and you'll most likely leave with Vung
Looking for things to do in Dalat? This former French hill station nestled in the central highland region is about a six-hour ride from Saigon. A popular destination among locals and foreigners alike, Dalat experiences a median temperature of 60 to
What is the best Vietnamese food in my opinion? Here are my top ten picks. The recent media attention on Vietnamese gastronomy (see Bon Appetit’s “phở pas” and POTUS Barack Obama’s bún chả rendezvous with Anthony Bourdain) has skyrocketed its popularity
Looking for a cool place to stay? Check into See You at Lily's in Hanoi Vietnam, a den of creativity with an in-house tourism agency service. "When you are lost in the world, travel! You will find a place and there
Looking for things to do in Hoi An? From canary yellow buildings draped in bougainvillea to bowls of coveted cao lau, discover all the ways to fall in love with its quaintness. Hoi An is my favorite destination in all of
Vietnam is a paradise for herbivores. Here is a vegetarian guide to Vietnamese food. Fear not. Dietary restrictions or a strict health plan will never prevent you from sampling Vietnam’s quintessential delights like phở, bánh mì, and gỏi cuốn. What
When tourists visit Ho Chi Minh City, the Cu Chi Tunnels are undoubtedly the most highly suggested attraction. Beyond the War Remnants Museum and The Reunification Palace, a visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels affords tourists a more hands-on way
My current whereabouts for the next year or so is the hauntingly beautiful, powerfully compelling Southeast Asian country of Vietnam. My initial post-grad plans were to come to Vietnam to teach English, but the universe rerouted me to South Korea instead.
Introducing the only lunch lady in the world with a definite article attached to her name. Nguyen Thi Thanh is THE Lunch Lady of Saigon. Under the endorsement of Mark Weins, the incisive food-travel blogger behind Migrationology, Tim and I set
Looking for things to do in Ho Chi Minh City? The southern Vietnamese city, still known as Saigon, is an urban playground begging to be explored. I have come to the conclusion that the hatred tourists have for Ho Chi Minh
Why I chose to move to Vietnam, and specifically Ho Chi Minh City. Fun fact: I took two semesters of Vietnamese in college during a time when I believed I would be teaching in Vietnam for a Fulbright. (Note - I did