How to Use Grab in Vietnam: Alternative to Uber and Uber Eats

Grab app delivery driver picking up food from restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City before making the delivery
Over the years of living in Vietnam and Thailand, I’ve spent thousands of dollars on the Grab app. Not for taxis, though – for food deliveries! The Grab ...
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18 Things to Do in Ho Chi Minh City for First-Timers

After living in Da Nang, I moved to Ho Chi Minh City, where I’ve since lived in five different districts. With a population of around 10 million, Ho ...
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Should You Say Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City?

Ho Chi Minh Statue with People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City in the background
When I started traveling abroad by coming to Vietnam in 2018, I also wondered if I should be saying Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City. Since then, I ...
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How to Get Around Ho Chi Minh City for First-Time Visitors

Parking on Le Cong Kieu Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, showing my orange Yamaha motorbike and the street lined with old French achitecture
I have lived in four different districts in Ho Chi Minh City (Thao Dien in District 2, District 7, District 8, and Phu Nhuan) and have traveled throughout ...
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