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Trance Legend Paul Van Dyk Rocks Lush
When one of the city's longest-running and best-loved clubs welcomes a bona fide electronic music icon, it's bound to result in a night of ecstatic, hands in the air dancing.
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How to Celebrate 5pm in Saigon
That golden moment when the day’s last email is sent, final work message responded to and all meetings concluded warrants celebration.
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The Virtues of Cruising on the Saigon River
With sunlight shimmering on skyscrapers that stretch proudly above the horizon across from untrammeled patches of green space, Saigon appears most attractive when viewed from the river.
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Committing “Wow” Moments to Memory at Movenpick Phu Quoc
Finally having time to fly a kite on the beach with his son might be the memory a busy father cherishes for the rest of his life. “When we remember our childhoods it’s small moments like this that mak...
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Contemporary Design Finds a Home in Saigon
Contemporary design is a bit of an “I know it when I see it” style.
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Rise Above Saigon’s Traffic with GoDee: A Reliable, Stress-Free Commute
About 8 months ago, I was recovering from a motorbike accident and laying our significant sums of cash for ride-hailing cars when someone mentioned a new app called GoDee.
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Saigon Embraces Boarding School Education
For more than 1,000 years, boarding schools have been a popular education model for families in the United Kingdom, and this year the first premium international school in Saigon is bringing the optio...
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One Night at Epizode, Vietnam’s Largest Island Music Festival
I arrived shortly before sunset, draped in my best floor-length party vest, and free of expectations on the second and final Saturday of Vietnam’s largest, globally-acclaimed music and art festival, E...
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The Granola Guy Comes to Town
“Granola Guy” wasn’t a name that Peter Gluckstein expected to answer to when he moved to Vietnam two years ago. After selling his marketing agency in the United Kingdom, Peter planned to rest and rel...
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Elegant Grilled Seafood Savored Amidst Saigon’s Skyline
Saigon’s charismatic stretch of neon skyscrapers shimmers in each direction makes one feel as if they have been transported into a movie that’s reaching its dramatic climax. A large pool’s calm surfa...
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How One Woman is Working to Improve Saigon’s Live Music Scene
As the only foreign student studying cải lương at Saigon’s University of Cinema and Theatre, Josefina Fuentes stood out from the moment she arrived here, and her ensuing years in the city have been ju...
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Vietnam Dental Care: Getting to the Root of the Matter
Over the last decade, Vietnam has become a global center for medical tourism as an equilibrium has been struck between affordable care prices and international service standards. One particular sector...
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The Merits of Experiencing Tet on a Tropical Island
During Tet, the most important time of the year in Vietnam, Saigon empties, its beloved energy spilling out alongside the droves of people returning to their hometowns. Because the Lunar New Year foc...
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Experiencing Luxury and Nature at Premier Village Phu Quoc
Located closer to Cambodia than Vietnam, Phu Quoc boasts unique ecosystems consisting of mountains covered in verdant forests and lush seagrass and coral reefs extending into cool waters surrounding m...
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A Look Back at Craft Beer’s First Five Years in Vietnam with Pasteur Street
If you’re Vietnamese, there is a very good chance that the first craft beer you ever had was a Pasteur Street Brewing Company Jasmine IPA. This fact astounds the brewery’s CEO and original brewmaster...
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Japanese and Vietnamese Styles Commingle with Nature at Alba Wellness Valley
When emerging from a grove of bamboo accompanied by early evening frog songs after a soak in a natural onsen and catching sight of a red bridge arching over a natural stream, you’d be forgiven for thi...
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The Art of Everyday Living in Saigon
“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls,” according to Pablo Picasso.
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King Cake’s Storied History and Arrival in Saigon
While relatively unknown in Vietnam, King Cake is one of the most popular holiday desserts in the world.
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Comedian Ardal O’Hanlon Extends Popular Set to Saigon
“There is no medium like stand up for ranting and raving about the petty frustrations of modern life and making sense of the world.” This answer which famed Irish comedian and actor Ardal O’Hanlon ga...
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How Saigon’s Over-Chlorinated Water Affects Hair and Skin
Saigon’s water supply suffers from over-chlorination, which can have wide-ranging impacts one’s hair and skin.
