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Vietnam Holiday – Ho Chi Minh City: Day 2 Dinner Time

Posted on 20 November, 2011 by abrigatti

Well after a long day in the office (aka touring the Mekong Delta), what better way to celebrate than eating well 🙂 So in true Vietnamese Style, the classic Poh Bo dish was the offering of the moment. I visited … Continue reading →

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Vietnam Holiday – Ho Chi Minh City: Day 2 Mekong Delta

Posted on 20 November, 2011 by abrigatti

After visiting the Handicraft Stall, we continued on the road to My Tho – Ben Tre. One of the places we passed was a new “Happy Land” Theme Park that is being constructed outside of Ho Chi Minh City – … Continue reading →

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Vietnam Holiday – Ho Chi Minh City: Day 2 Handicraft Tours

Posted on 20 November, 2011 by abrigatti

I decided to book a tour for the second day. This was was to visit the Mekong Delta – with a visit to a couple of the islands around the Delta. The tour was called a “My Tho and Ben … Continue reading →

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Vietnam Holiday – Ho Chi Minh City: Day 1 Night-Life

Posted on 20 November, 2011 by abrigatti

Wow Ho Chi Minh City certainly has a great night-life! 🙂 I had been looking at recommendations on people’s lists on Foursquare and one place stuck out. It was called MZ Restaurant and Bar, so I decided to give it … Continue reading →

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Vietnam Holiday – Ho Chi Minh City: Day 1 Museums

Posted on 17 November, 2011 by abrigatti

Well the first day involved visiting several of the museums and locations around District 1. This ranged from a Vietnam War Museum, the Independence (aka Reunification (and formerly the Presidential)) Palace and the War Remnants Museum. So I decided to … Continue reading →

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Vietnam Holiday – Ho Chi Minh City: Day 1 Sights and Sounds

Posted on 17 November, 2011 by abrigatti

Well the first morning involved wandering around HCMC and visiting the tourist sights within District 1. I decided to walk everywhere as I found previously this is the best way to see the hustle and bustle of places like this … Continue reading →

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Vietnam Holiday – Ho Chi Minh City: Day 1 Food and Drinks

Posted on 17 November, 2011 by abrigatti

Well one thing that you need to do in Ho Chi Minh City – eat eat eat – and there’s plenty of choice. There are loads of street markets, where you can buy everything from liquor/spirits (yup I couldn’t believe … Continue reading →

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Vietnam Holiday – Ho Chi Minh City: Day 1 Wandering Around

Posted on 17 November, 2011 by abrigatti

One thing to know about Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is that there are over 9 million people and probably close to that number of motorbikes / scooters in the vast city!   And that’s not all, the central District … Continue reading →

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Vietnam Holiday – Ho Chi Minh City: The Journey

Posted on 17 November, 2011 by abrigatti

I had one late ‘excitement’ to my Vietnam trip…the day before I was flying out to Vietnam, I decided to check on the Visa requirements for going to Vietnam.  Luckily I did, because although I knew there was an option … Continue reading →

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Canadian Pizza – Dinner Treat

Posted on 16 November, 2011 by abrigatti

I had such a craving for a pizza, so I wanted to try something different one evening in November, and decided to go for a the Canadian Pizza BOGOF offer. I previously tried Pizza Hut and was quite disappointed (that’s … Continue reading →

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