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There’s a lot to smile about in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) Vietnam.
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The endless allies to explore…
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And the food
Zigzagging through traffic on a Grab-it scooter Taxi…
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And the food.
The fish lady…
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And the coffee you enjoy after you food.
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And the nipple guards. (I bet you thought I’d say food again).
Saigon has so much good street food, you should pack a spare stomach.
But there are things that don’t make me smile about Saigon. The wounds of the Vietnam War.
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The War Remnant Museum allows you to see the history of the war, the good, bad and ugly. You’ll see a powerful exhibit on war crimes and agent orange…
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I wonder if the toxins leeched into the soil that grew all of the food …
I was curious to see the underground tunnel system built by the Vietcong but decided against it. They are the Cu Chi tunnels and a day trip from the city. The tourist agency handed me a glossy brochure with an American tourist poking her head out of a tunnel opening like a ground hog while smiling. Other brochures featured tourists laughing while holding machine guns the size of viking oars.
That was the only thing I found tasteless in the entire city.
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Even the chicken jerky is worth a try.
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So if you go to Saigon, AKA Ho Chi Minh City, bring your expanding waist pants and smile!