Ho Chi Minh City Off The Beaten Path

Caodaism is a monotheistic religion, officially established in the city of Tay Ninh, Southern Vietnam in 1926. The religion's followers engage in practices such...

The Chua Giac Lam (To Dinh Ciac Lam) Temple is not in ther normal tourist areas of Saigon. It is in the Tan Binh District, a very Viet only area towards the...

APB operates through majority-owned Vietnam Brewery Ltd (VBL) and wholly-owned Asia Pacific Brewery (Hanoi) Limited in Vietnam.VBL manages and operates four...

Bastos is actually a portuguese company that manufactures various cigarettes in vietnam (they are available in Europe Too) and they have a variety of local...

The Cholon District of Saigon being the Chinese District is home to lots of pagodas dedicated both to buddhist and native chinese taoist deities. Among the many...

The Turtle Lake or Ho Con Rua is located in Pham Ngong Thach Street, just after passing the Diamond Plaza Hotel and Mall and it located on a roundabout. the...

Nguyen Hue Street is part of the City Center of Saigon and hence many of the landmarks are located in this wide, tree line boulevard that starts at the Saigon...

The Great Communist Revolutionary and President of North Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh was born in May 19, 1890 and since he was responsible in making vietnam a nation...

The Mekong delta is only a couple of hours drive from Saigon and a nice place to visit for a day or two when you are in Saigon and feel the need of some clean...

I wanted to get a nice oil painting and the ones at Dong Khoi Street was a tad bit expensive. Then I discovered the Nam Ky Khoi Ngia Street which "housed" a lot...

If you've had enough of shopping, museums and really feel you've been offered one coconut too many then get out of town to the Saigon Water Park in Thu Duc...

Handicraft factory on the road between Ho Chi Minh city and My Tao in the Mekong Delta, It's one of many scattered throughout Vietnam, managed by a government...

I was actually looking for a tall pagoda with many golden Buddha statues that look over HCM but the clerk at Sapaco misunderstood and gave me directions to this...

Just take the chance and leave the main streets. Turn into any side street and youu will be in the middle of the real life in...it's not important where you do...

Nui Ba Den is situated near the Province of Tay Ninh. The place is now a far cry from what it was in the past. Currently, there's a temple that's located near...

His name is Tung (email him here). He's a himble 60-year old veteran of the American War and a native of Ho Chi Minh City who takes his job very seriously. We...

I was informed about the photographer by a friend I met during my visit to HCMC. Apparently, the photographer - Mr Cuong (pronounced Keng) - has a private...

Opportunities for massage abound, but almost exclusively they involve pretty young girls in short skirts make a living on "tips". I dare to say that it is...

Don't be afraid to try out all kinds of yummy vietnamese dishes!Eat where the locals are, on the streets, in the market, or just sit beside the roads!Follow...