{"product_id":"my-saigon-the-local-guide-to-ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam-paperback","title":"My Saigon: The Local Guide to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElly Thuy Nguyen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExperience real Saigon: My Saigon (2023 edition)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaigon (Ho Chi Minh City) offers bustling streets, amazing walks, too-hip-for-you cafes, rocking music clubs, luxurious salons, explosively delicious restaurants, and indoor cat zoos. Saigon is Vietnam. It's young, practical, crowded, and a little bit brash. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfortunately, most visitors to Saigon are limited to the same boring \"attractions\" unimpressive buildings, overpriced markets, and War propaganda. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSaigon has so much more to offer, but it's largely undocumented in English-language travel guides. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Saigon\u003c\/strong\u003e documents what knowledgeable Saigonese people know: the most amazing experiences, the cultural backstories, the practical go-to tips, the best coffee, the best food (far beyond pho), the best hangouts, the coolest stuff, and hipsters, hipsters everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig-picture layout of the city.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasic history your tour guides aren't allowed to tell you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't stay in the backpacker cesspool, but don't overpay for a hotel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet up and running with cheap mobile data in minutes, without visiting any phone stores.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePho isn't really a big thing in Saigon: it's a northern Vietnamese food. I'm sorry. But I'll show you the best pho in Saigon anyway.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelicious, authentic, moderately priced restaurants where my friends and I eat -- and that you won't find on Tripadvisor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoffee. Did someone say coffee? I sure like coffee. Coffee. Yes. More coffee. Please. I'll tell you where.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHang out where Vietnamese people hang out, eat street snacks, listen to live music, whatever.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake cool friends, date guys or girls, whether you're a guy or a girl.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilly Saigonese slang, maybe to use with your new Vietnamese girlfriend or boyfriend.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe lowdown on how Saigon's mafia runs the streets and who the various street characters are.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't wear a hammer-and-sickle t-shirt in Saigon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't give money to beggars and street kids, because they're all owned by the mafia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaigon taxis are convenient and trouble-free, if you know the simple trick to avoid scams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMy Saigon\u003c\/strong\u003e includes tutorials on basic Vietnamese language, history (that Vietnamese tour guides are forbidden from mentioning), Saigon street characters, urban navigation and transportation, internet and phones, money and prices, avoiding scams, making friends, and meeting love interests. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSaigon is a wealth of sights, sounds, smells, and experiences. \u003cstrong\u003eMy Saigon\u003c\/strong\u003e is a guide, a love confessional, an instruction manual, and an ode to the city.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42122782867591,"sku":"9798215807699","price":47.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/fe43aafbbda4dc32e2c1166d7695b8f6.webp?v=1732562337","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/my-saigon-the-local-guide-to-ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}