I was looking through photographs of previous trips on my hard drive, when I realized that I have only written about the motorcycle culture and beer sampling from our trip to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly named Saigon) last year, so I’ve decided to feature some other things you can do there.
The buzz of motorcycles on the city streets is one of the first things you notice about Saigon. Here, the nimble motorcycles expertly weave their way between hulking buses and hapless cars stuck in traffic.
From retro vespas in candy shades to rusty skeletons strapped down with market goods, you could say that the motorcycle cuts across all social classes in the country.
Though Vietnam is not really known for having the best beer in Asia, for some people, a vacation would not be a vacation without sampling the local brew. Think of it as part of enjoying the local culture.
Here’s a rough guide to some Vietnamese beers we tried, with ratings provided by Travel Up’s resident beer connoisseur Art Fuentes (who happens to be my husband and the reason our travel fund has to have an allocated “beer budget”). Continue reading
“The 4D’s of driving a motorbike in Vietnam: dodge, dip, drive and duck.”
