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Hi Martin,

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Hi Martin,
Could you give more details e.g. what you don't wanna eat, what kind of activities you wanna join etc. so people here can advice you properly.

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Hi Martin,
Welcome on board

There are certain expat-areas in Saigon (Dist 1, 2, 7 etc.) where you can meet other expats and hang out in bars and pubs.

We also have many themed coffee shops here in the south. I find the garden ones very relaxing.
Here's an old thread on that /forum/viewtopic.php?id=520192.

Just keep your eyes open and senses alert to avoid scams, especially in and around those popular expat hangouts.

Please take your time to browse through all the old and new threads on HCMC and Saigon forums.
You will definitely get some good leads there.

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Welcome to the madhouse Martin.

Embrace it all, that's the best bit of advice, if something happens, don't think, well this didn't happen in England or why is this happening etc. A lot of things you will see how and no doubt encounter won't make any sense at all. You get used to it eventually.

There's a couple of bars that do free-flow on a Friday which are usually rammed with expat teachers amongst others and that is generally a good way to meet like minded individuals.

Bring a coat.

NatalieTran wrote:

Hi Martin,
Could you give more details e.g. what you don't wanna eat, what kind of activities you wanna join etc. so people here can advice you properly.

Definitely local and/or street food first!

For activities, places to swim, go to the gym, nice places to run, good places to drink and meet other expats and locals, and maybe anywhere else you think that may be fun or something worth doing.

Thank you all for your kind advice so far.

Please make sure that you can eat street foods without problems (allergy etc.) and be awared that the cheaper the foods are, the higher the possibility is, that they contain chemical substances.

You can still order sth. typically Vietnamese in "midsize restaurants" (5-10 USD/meal/person), e.g.
- Nh脿 H脿ng Ngon (160 Pasteur, District 1)
- Ch脿o Em! Vi峄噒 Bistro (43 Th峄� Khoa Hu芒n, District 1)
- B谩nh M矛 Nh瓢 Lan (64 - 66 - 68 H脿m Nghi, District 1) - many kinds of traditional cakes/desserts
- B谩nh M矛 Hu峄硁h Hoa (26 L锚 Th峄� Ri锚ng, District 1) - Saigon baguette 36.000 VND (~1.6 USD)
- Sadec Qu谩n - H峄� Ti岷縰 & B谩nh T岷眒 (154 Nguy峄卬 膼矛nh Chi峄僽, District 3)
- Beefsteak Nam S啤n (157 Nam K峄� Kh峄焛 Ngh末a, District 3)
- B貌 N茅 3 Ngon - B貌 Quanh L峄璦 H峄搉g (18 膼inh Ti锚n Ho脿ng, Distrct 1)
- Ch谩o L貌ng H峄搉g Nhung (91 膼瓢峄漬g D2, Binh Thanh District)
- Lan D农ng - B煤n Ch岷� H脿 N峄檌, Nem Cua B峄� (649/2 膼i峄噉 Bi锚n Ph峄�, Binh Thanh District)
- B煤n 膼岷璾 Ng玫 Nh峄� Ph峄� Nh峄� (158 Pasteur, District 1)
- 峄恈 Nh瓢 (650/4/29D 膼i峄噉 Bi锚n Ph峄�, District 3)
- H峄� Ti岷縰 M峄眂 脭ng Gi脿 Cali (57 Nguy峄卬 Du, District 1)
- B煤n Ri锚u Nh脿 (19E K峄� 膼峄搉g, District 3)
- Ph峄� H貌a (260C Pasteur, District 3)

Nice bars:
- Carmen Bar - Flamenco (8 L媒 T峄� Tr峄峮g, District 1)
- EON 50 Cafe - 50th fl. Bitexco Tower ( 2 H岷�i Tri峄乽, District 1)
- Saigon Saigon Bar - Caravelle Hotel (19 - 23 C么ng Tr瓢峄漬g Lam S啤n, District 1)
- Th峄� Bar & Cafe (224 膼峄� Th谩m, District 1)
- Chill Sky Bar - Rooftop AB Tower (26 & 27th fl. AB Tower, 76A L锚 Lai, District 1)

Museums:
- B岷�o T脿ng Th脿nh Ph峄� H峄� Ch铆 Minh (65 Ly虂 T瓢蹋 Tro蹋ng, District 1) - city museum
- B岷�o T脿ng L峄媍h S峄� Vi峄噒 Nam (2 Nguy峄卬 B峄塶h Khi锚m, District 1) - historical museum
- B岷�o T脿ng Ch峄﹏g T铆ch Chi岷縩 Tranh (28 V玫 V膬n T岷�n, District 3) - War Remnants Museum
- Artinus 3D Gallery (02 - 04 膼瓢峄漬g S峄� 9, Khu 膼么 Th峄� Him Lam, District 7)
- Independence Palace (135 Nam K峄� Kh峄焛 Ngh末a, District 1)

phuuuuu I am so tired of typing.

You could go to . Might be girls though. See #4.

Thank you SO MUCH for that list, that's an incredible amount of detail, I'll be sure to check out as many as I can, it's very much appreciated!

And make sure you have your Hep-A and B vaccines before you come.