If you are looking for big gregarious celebrations then Saigon during Lunar New Year is probably not for you. If on the other hand you want to see Ho Chi Minh City a little more laid back than usual, then it is actually quite a good time to come here. What the Lunar New Year?…
Despite not being “authentic”, or my usual cup of tea, Ben Nghe Street Food Market in Saigon is truly one of my favorite places to dine, not just in Saigon, but also the whole of Vietnam. Why though is this? Real vs Fake Street Food So, when it comes to street food I’m usually what…
Walking Street Saigon is one of the most iconic nightlife areas of Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City, with bars, clubs, pole dancing,, freelancers and hawkers absolutely everywhere. How though does a night out here work during one of he biggest migrations of people on the planet – Chinese, or Lunar New Year? Well it…
Getting the bus from Phnom Penh to Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City is not only one of most cost effective inter-country journeys in the world, but also lightning years less hassle than flying between the two cities. So, why is it so much better? Here’s the street food guy’s guide to traveling between Phnom Penh and…
Having previously written a lot about Hua Hin, perhaps now would be a great time to write about how you get from Bangkok to Hua Hin and back again. For the uninitiated Hua Hin is either the 3rd place in the world to retire, or a shit version of Soi 6 in Pattaya……. What the…
Having spent most of my street food career in central China cheap, good seafood has been a bit of rarity for me, so discovering Cambodian raw oysters and how cheap they are was a real touch. And why do I say Cambodian raw oysters? Well partly because I get them from Cambodia and they are…
