The Expeditioner Travel Magazine » ho chi minh city http://www.theexpeditioner.com The Expeditioner is a travel magazine for the avid traveler. Fri, 24 May 2013 18:27:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 3 Tips To Haggling Prices In Vietnam http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/04/16/3-tips-to-haggling-prices-in-vietnam/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/04/16/3-tips-to-haggling-prices-in-vietnam/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:00:58 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=16242 One of the biggest adjustments I had to make when I moved to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, after college was the idea that it is perfectly acceptable, expected even, to argue with a merchant about the price of their goods or services. It’s just a part of life. A [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/04/16/3-tips-to-haggling-prices-in-vietnam/feed/ 2 8 Coffee Shops In Saigon You Need To Try http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/05/13/8-coffee-shops-in-saigon-you-need-to-try/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/05/13/8-coffee-shops-in-saigon-you-need-to-try/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 19:51:11 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=10885 Travelers who’ve downed a cup of joe in Southeast Asia know that the stuff’s good — really good — but not like what you’re used to at home. Given the coffee’s brewed from extra-bold beans and served in a climate where the last thing you crave while you’re sweating through [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/05/13/8-coffee-shops-in-saigon-you-need-to-try/feed/ 2 December’s “Christmas Around The World” Photo Contest Winner: A Ho Chi Minh City Santa Hat http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/01/04/decembers-christmas-around-the-world-photo-contest-winner-a-ho-chi-minh-city-santa-hat/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/01/04/decembers-christmas-around-the-world-photo-contest-winner-a-ho-chi-minh-city-santa-hat/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:00:43 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=9467 It never ceases to amaze us when two people are on the same page, let alone 8 million. We learned from our December photo contest at our Flickr group, that this is exactly the case every December in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City. Our Christmas-themed contest winner comes from AMASC [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/01/03/saigon-from-the-backseat/feed/ 0 What Exactly Is Bánh Sèo Anyway? http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/10/29/what-exactly-is-banh-seo-anyway/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/10/29/what-exactly-is-banh-seo-anyway/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:21:56 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=4154 Bánh xèo means either “sizzling cake” or “sound crepe,” depending on what your Google search turns up, but either way, the name refers to this southern Vietnamese crepe made of rice flour, water, coconut milk, pork, shrimp, and bean sprouts that’s pan fried, then “rolled up in a leaf of [...]

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