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Two happy hour hotspots in Saigon

10 Monday Oct 2016

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H
appy hours are typically seen as a way for alcohol hounds to maximize ratio of booze for money spent. The best happy hours, however, combine good alcohol pricing with numerous other variables.

This review aims to give a bit more than just a practical treatment of the happy hour scene in Saigon, a city with a burgeoning craft cocktail and beer environment. Ambience, milieu, general vibe all matter for this version of an enjoyable happy hour, for we are epicurists, gentlefolk of taste and refinement, after all:

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Street food in HCMC

22 Monday Aug 2016

Posted by itsaphanlife in Food and drinks, Saigon life

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It’s been officially a month since my move to Saigon, and it will soon be a full month since I was last paid. Given that I am salary-less for the rest of this year, I’ve taken to trying out an abstemious lifestyle while simultaneously getting more adventurous with where I get my meals. It’s no fun listing ways I’ll be limiting my spending, but it might be pretty cool to see some delicious street food options and their costs (in USD), as well as a little breakdown of the places themselves.

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