A travel firm in Ho Chi Minh City has launched youth tour guide services that offer foreigners original tastes of the city’s famous cuisine and culture. www.saigonfoodtour.com, over the past twelve months. Instead of introducing tourists to luxury restaurants and cafés which serve superb yet similar-tasting food and drinks, the group has gone to great lengths to take their clients to lesser-known eateries and shops throughout the city, including street food. At 6:45 am one morning not long ago, Tran Thi Thu Hong, a senior at the Ho Chi Minh City Foreign Trade University, rode her bike to a small hotel on Bui Vien Street, located in the "backpacker area" in downtown, to pick up Nina Sandra Clemente, a tourist from the Philippines. After a casual introduction, Clemente, with her safety helmet on, found herself and Hong snaking their way on the latter’s bike through heavy traffic. Their first destination was a tiny "banh mi" (Vietnamese sandwich) shop, which … [Read more...] about Youths offer authentic food tours around Ho Chi Minh City
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Seaplane operator seeks to offer aerial tours of Ho Chi Minh City
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have just requested the local transport department to consider a seaplane operator’s proposal to launch aerial tours above the city. The municipal People’s Committee has recently tasked the Department of Transport and other competent agencies with taking into careful consideration a proposition which was put forward by Hai Au Aviation, a private firm, regarding such tours. The company earlier sought permission to launch a new tour that would allow tourists to explore the city from the sky. The expected itinerary of the seaplane tours is Tan Son Nhat International Airport-Thanh Da Peninsula-the downtown area-Phu My Bridge-Can Gio District. The Thanh Da Peninsula is situated in Binh Thanh District, while the Phu My Bridge spans over the Saigon River sections in District 2 and District 7. Luong Hoai Nam, CEO of Hai Au Aviation, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that his company will work to implement this project in the next six months … [Read more...] about Seaplane operator seeks to offer aerial tours of Ho Chi Minh City
Flea markets spread in Ho Chi Minh City
Initially born in rural areas flea markets, or chợ phiên in Vietnamese, have recently become the latest wrinkle in Ho Chi Minh City, offering a broad array of products at reasonable prices and adding diversity to the already vibrant metropolis. hợ phiên in Vietnam are unique and different from elsewhere because a chợ phiên is open for a couple of hours during the day in a certain public place and only takes place periodically. However, most flea markets in Ho Chi Minh City are open from the morning until late at night on weekends. In the countryside, a chợ phiên is also a meeting place for locals to exchange farming products. In Ho Chi Minh City, such a flea market sells all kinds of goods like any market but keeps its periodical characteristics - only gathering once a week or twice a month. More and more flea markets have opened in the city in recent years and visiting them is a favorite hobby of young people. A flea market in the city displays and sells different goods … [Read more...] about Flea markets spread in Ho Chi Minh City
World Junior Taekwondo in Ho Chi Minh City in 2006
The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) delegation headed by Mr. Dong Hoo Moon, WTF's Secretary General, was in Ho Chi Minh city for a two-day inspection on the host 's preparation for the 6th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championship. Earlier this year, the WTF (World Taekwondo Federation) delegation headed by Mr. Dong Hoo Moon, WTF's Secretary General, was in Ho Chi Minh city for a two-day inspection. The 6th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championship will be hosted in Ho Chi Minh city in 2006. The delegation came to inspect the preparation by the Vietnam Taekwondo Federation (VTF), which is organizing national events. The Vietnam Taekwondo Federation, represented by VTF's General Secretary Truong Ngoc De worked on the checklist handed by the WTF delegation. The inspection concentrated on the preparation of the event organizers on the given facilities, competition venue, practice sites, transportation and accommodation for WTF's officials, team officials, referees and athletes. … [Read more...] about World Junior Taekwondo in Ho Chi Minh City in 2006
Mafia protecting fake cabs in Ho Chi Minh City
Owners of legitimate taxis see red as problem has not been solved for two decades; officials plead inability On April 11, a cabbie in Ho Chi Minh City drove Nuraishah Hamza and her friend to a dark alley and locked them inside his car after they refused to pay him an exorbitant fare that was at least 40 times higher than the normal charge. It was around 9:30 p.m. on that day when the two Singaporean women took a taxi in front of the Ben Thanh Market to their hotel on Nguyen Hue Street in the city downtown, about a kilometer away. "The taxi driver did not stop at our hotel curb but at a road [adjacent] to it. The meter showed VND590,000 which was shocking to us as we only paid VND14,000 on a Vinasun cab on the way to the market," she said. After they refused to pay the extortionate amount, Hamza said the taxi driver threatened to drive them to a police station, but finally stopped at a dark alley and insisted that they pay up after locking the doors and windows. They gave him … [Read more...] about Mafia protecting fake cabs in Ho Chi Minh City