A Ben Abroad

Get on, losers, we're bicycling through hidden Saigon to the Cambodian market! Last weekend Sieu and I had a great experience: we partic...

Welcome back, folks! I've been a bit sick the last couple weeks with a persistent cold, and now a possible ear infection, so I've be...

As great as Saigon is (and I do love the sheer electricity, the convenience, and the never-ending variety of foods and cafes), you've go...

De-stink your insurance hat!  If you're anything like me, you put this task off regularly (it's easy to forget about and ignore it, ...

Cafe Time is Life. You know I speak the truth. I moved into my new place October of 2019 here in Tan Dinh ward, District 1 , and I really co...

Dim Sum is a great way to enjoy a ton of different tastes and textures, and there are more than enough options in Ho Chi Minh City to satisf...

It's that time again, folks - I've moved! And I have to talk about it! And lots of other things! Because I can never shut up! I have...

@&#$ this fake Honda Wave. Looks fun and zippy. Is actually murdercycle. A genuine Honda Wave is a great motorbike for a lot of reas...

I can't articulate WHY... but this speaks to me. Real talk. For a while in 2016, it indeed looked like I'd come undone. A bett...

The Reunification Palace is one of the most historically and architecturally interesting sights in HCMC, and it shows. It might not off...

Welcome to...  Address : 25A Tu Xuong, Ward 7, District 3, HCMC Hours : 9am-10pm Website : http://www.flycupcake.vn/en/homep...

A re-creation of an apothecary's cupboard, above the stairs. One of the last days of my roommate Elena's time in Vietnam (as a m...

Ok, seriously? This is 1/4 of a shrimp , and it's bigger than a soy sauce bowl . Let's get hyperbolic about seafood! [NOTE: t...

Welcome to... Address:  100 Trần Huy Liệu,  phường 15, District Phu Nhuan,  Hồ Chí Minh City Hours : 7am-10pm Website : N/A? P...

I'd eat this Tet. [NOTE: Hey, look at this! My 30 posts about everything are starting! How fun!] The anticipation of Tet always s...

Ben Thanh Market is one of the oldest (and most highly valued) buildings in Saigon, and it's huge, crowded, and fascinating. Learnin...

Well hello again! What's that you say - February already??  Man, I guess I'd better put all those vaguely anxious feelings and tho...

D1 in the distance... so close, and yet so far. I had to leave it here for a bit... Broken down on a highway or rural part of HCMC? I kn...

Hey, look at this guy! And what's that he's holding? Why, it looks like some kind of identification... MY GOD, IT'S A DRIVER...

Don't call them hot dogs! They are better than hot dogs! French influence has percolated just under the surface of Vietnamese cultur...