So you have just landed in Ho Chi Minh City, welcome! Whether you are here for steaming bowls of pho, the buzz of Nguyen Hue Walking Street or a deep dive into the city’s history, the adventure begins the moment you step off the plane. First, you need to get from Saigon Airport to the…

Saigon does not really sleep, it just changes shifts. When the offices empty and the day markets close, a second city wakes up: plastic stools spill onto the pavement, charcoal grills glow and pots of broth bubble for a crowd that has no plans to go home. For night owls, shift workers and anyone craving…

Saigon, officially Ho Chi Minh City, sits in the tropical south of Vietnam, where the year is divided into just two seasons rather than four: a sunny Saigon dry season and a lush, showery Saigon rainy season. Temperatures stay warm all year, so the real question is not how cold it gets, but how much…