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A Monday Night In Saigon

A Monday Night In Saigon

by Calvin Sun | Jun 14, 2010 | How's the weather?, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Nightlife, Vietnam

  What better way to explore the nightlife of Saigon than by being led down a very dark alleyway? This might disappoint a few loved ones back home (one in particular), but we were led to a sheesha lounge, my weakness (I’m really trying to quit!) Drinks...
Saigon In 8 Hours

Saigon In 8 Hours

by Calvin Sun | Jun 14, 2010 | How Did You Do That?, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam

The challenge was 12 hours. We did it in 8. Because we’re badass. And how did we do it? Just take do a very simple walking tour in this order and you can’t go wrong: Mariamman Temple on D Truong Dinh Walk right around the park to hit D Nam Ky Khoi Nghia...
Videos Of Saigon

Videos Of Saigon

by Annah Kim | Jun 14, 2010 | Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam

With the departure of our dear Corinne, an awaited meet-up with Caitlin in Laos, and one day to do everything in Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Calvin and I set out to cover the city’s attractions and do errands before Cambodia. Bus Station – buy tickets ($10 USD)...
Planning For 12 Hours In Saigon

Planning For 12 Hours In Saigon

by Calvin Sun | Jun 13, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam

  We just woke up and it’s 6:30am in a brand new day in Saigon! A few hours ago we just said our goodbyes to Corinne (we miss you already!) and made our itinerary for 12 hours in Saigon.     12 HOURS in Saigon, you say? Yes, we can do it....
Videos Of Saigon

Lessons In Transportation

by Annah Kim | Jun 13, 2010 | Fail, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam

Like Calvin said – we spent over 50 hours on three different sleeper buses on an epic journey down the entire coast of Vietnam. After getting off of the bus (and almost exploding in the process), here’s the PG version of our response to the entire ordeal....
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