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I love traveling and sharing valuable information from my travels.
- Vietnam Coracle / Rusty Compass - Excellent travel guides for Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos
- Nomadtable app - Helps you meet other travelers while traveling (my profile is onwithsean)
- Corner app - It’s like Google maps but with friends
- Couchsurfing - Send me a message when you’re in Vinh
VINH, VIETNAM
I wrote a guide to the city where I live in Vietnam. It has all the best restaurants, cafes and more.
DANANG, VIETNAM
- Fill My Buns (fantastic burger)
- Ayi Bistro (great Chinese restaurant)
- Mayflower (American style Chinese food)
- Adobo (delicious burritos)
- Dirty Fingers (killer American BBQ)
- 4SEAs Seafood Buffet (huge variety)
- Bread & Butter Bakery (delicious pastries but hard to find a seat)
- Cheers Pub (live music and good food)
- C Bar (live music)
- Game On (play PS5 and Switch 2 games with friends, they have more than just soccer)
- Minh Toan Galaxy Hotel (comfortable with Western breakfast)
- Chua Spa (great massage)
- Try the Mango Cake street food in Hoi An (Vietnam Coracle Hoi An Food Guide)
- Go to the Son Tra Peninsula to see the Red Shanked Douc Langurs
HANOI, VIETNAM
- Water Puppet Show - Don’t miss it. It’s in Vietnamese and you can rent a translation tape.
- Bún chả Hương Liên - The famous place where Barack Obama and Anthony Bourdain ate in 2016. Try the seafood spring roll (serves 2).
- Egg Coffee - This is the original egg coffee spot.
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM
- Baoz Dimsum (try the Mushroom Truffle Dimsum, Steamed BBQ Pork Buns Bánh Bao Xá Xíu, Fried Shrimp Spring Rolls Chả Giò Tôm)
- Quan Ut Ut (excellent American style BBQ)
- Haagen Dazs (get the raspberry sorbet)
- Crispy Donuts (delicious gourmet donuts)
- Eddie’s Diner (great milkshakes and food)
- Marcel Gourmet Burger
- Le Creme ice cream (they have fish sauce and pho ice cream)
- Cafe Apartment Building
- Saigon River Ferry (great view of the city at night, get it from Bach Dang Port)
- List of Coffee Shops in Thao Dien
- Agnieszka Omastka’s Cafe List
- Crescent Mall in District 7
- SC VivoCity Mall in District 7
- Golden Lotus Healing Spa Land (massive spa)
- MoonRy (best massage in Can Tho)
FOR FAMILIES –
- Hop On/Off Double Decker Bus
- Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street (go in the evening to see street performers)
- Crescent Lake Park (best park I’ve been to in Vietnam)
- Jump Arena
- Crescent Wall Rock Climbing (in the Crescent Mall)
- Gokarts at Infinity Racing
- Amazing Bay Water Park (2 hours from the city)
- Suoi Tien Theme/Water Park
- Dam Sen Theme/Water Park (can get a ticket without the rides included)
- Ice skating rink at Vincom Plaza Landmark 81
- Vietopia
- Chocolate Workshop
- Ccomaya Kids Cafe & Restaurant
- The Snap Cafe
- Cherry Pet Coffee (lots of cute dogs, cats and even a couple of capybaras)
- Capybara Cafe
- Lilliput Diamond Kids Cafe & Family Restaurant
- Koi Garden Coffee
- Oasis Koi Cafe (book a table in advance)
- Muoi Khuong Chocolate Farm (family run cacao farm in the Mekong Delta)
TAIPEI, TAIWAN
I made a family-friendly list.