Traveling from Bangkok to Saigon, Vietnam
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- I decided to go to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam for a few weeks, with a main mission to eat, and to make a video about some of the top things to do in the city. Here’s my first travel vlog, traveling from Bangkok to Saigon, Vietnam.
After eating a delicious lunch cooked by my mother in-law, we then caught a taxi to Don Muang Airport, which is Bangkok’s second, smaller airport that deals mainly with budget airlines. We flew with Air Asia this time, and our flight was just under $70 for a one way ticket to Saigon. The flight didn’t take long, and soon we got off the plane in Saigon, ready to explore. Our first step of the journey was to catch a taxi to our hotel. But before leaving the airplane, I withdrew some money from an ATM, located near the luggage claim. So if you need to pull some money right away, there is a Citibank ATM at the Saigon airport.
Make sure you take a legit taxi when you arrive in Saigon. From what I heard, there are many fake taxis and many rip off taxis, but I didn’t have a problem. I just chose one of the reputable companies, and then followed our route on my phone GPS, and I think it was alright - I think our bill came to about the normal price for taking a taxi in Saigon from the airport. Our first hotel in Saigon was at Bizu Hotel, located in the backpacker district of Pham Ngu Lao street. I would say that the hotel was alright, but I wasn’t a huge fan of the area - I’m not a big fan of main backpacker streets. Anyway, we stayed here for the first few days of our time in Saigon, since we had pre-booked, and then we moved to a different hotel called LeBlanc Saigon, which I would highly recommend, and you’ll be seeing more of it in future Vietnam vlogs coming soon.
After checking into our hotel in Saigon, we got ready to walk around. Immediately as you start walking around in Vietnam, you’ll notice the sheer quantity of motorbike scooters that dominate the roads. It’s almost ridiculous how many bikes there are and crossing the street you just have to start going, and all the motorbikes will weave around you. We first walked through one of the central parks in Saigon, and then continued walking and walked through the famous Ben Thanh market. The market was just about closing when we walked through, so we continued walking, but we all began getting really hungry.
Since we were so hungry, and since I hadn't had time yet to research and write down all the restaurants in Saigon that you recommended to me when I asked in a different video (but many video of your suggestions coming soon), we just stopped in at the nearest restaurant we could find, called Xoi Ga Number One, or number one sticky rice and chicken. I really didn’t know all that I was ordering, but we ended up ordering a mixture of different Vietnamese foods, some of which I had tried before and others I had no idea what they were. The food was quite good, and since we were hungry it really hit the spot.
Our first day, traveling from Bangkok to Saigon, Vietnam, was a great day. The flight went smoothly, we got checked into our hotel, and we walked around just a little bit, before finding a restaurant for dinner. Everything went well, and many more food adventures in Saigon coming soon!
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I now know why I like when you eat and smile. IT reminds me of Chef Graham Kerr when he eats that he tilts his head the same way and smiles and eats slowly.
I am not sure if I had said this or not, but I am totally addicted to your videos.
***** Me too man, wish he did daily vlogs...
jaymeez I love Mark's cooking videos as well. I learn so much watching him.
That food looks so good
It makes me hungry
Mark, I find that the best thing about all of your videos is your enjoyment of the food. That speaks more then any endorsement ever could.
i looove your videos man, theyre so unique and interesting keep it up ! youre my favorite youtuber. There are millions of youtubers that do gaming or vlogs, but food and travel in this style is so fun to watch for me so thanks for uploading!
FT8 Barca I really appreciate it, thank you for your support.
I'm so jealous. It's lunch time here and I'm going to eat a grilled cheese sandwich and chili. When I think of what you just ate my grilled cheese just doesn't seem right. Even tho your videos make me feel like I'm with you being here in Missouri just doesn't cut it. Can't wait for your next Vietnam video. Vietnam is a country I have always wanted to visit. Maybe one day. Keep up the great work.
Thank you very much Lek Buzzy Vietnam does have an amazing variety of food as well. Hope you can visit in the future.
Mark, thanks for sharing a holistic experience in Saigon. Loved clips of the different parts of your trip, your facial expressions with food, as well as pricing. Keep up the awesome work!
I'm vietnamese (saigonese) but im also Vietnamese foods lover. my family and i didnt come back there even once, since five years we came to the usa. i love your videos a lot because they bring me much much much of best memory. cant wait for your next videos :)
frankly speaking, I love Bangkok still. But you make Saigon alive in my eyes. Thank you
Thanks Yibin Zhang
Hi Mark , Loving your videos being disabled and unable to travel it so good to travel via your videos . i used to be a chef before i was disabled so travel + food is just great . Many thanks my friend
Mark, there is a really diverse cuisine in Sai Gon. I think it would be better for you to have a tour guide who can take you to really local food areas rather than tourist hot spots. Also make sure you try the rice with mussels, Saigon is really famous for the particular dish.
Really enjoyed this video, love exploring SE Asia through your videos. Cannot wait to arrive there myself and start my round the world trip next month.
I am glad you are finally visiting Vietnam! There are so many delicious food to try!
bngo4 Thank you, we had an incredibly visit. Many more food videos to come.
omg the feels.
Looking in the background and seeing the airport reminded me of when I last arrived in Vietnam and seeing my family waiting for me at the airport. Can't wait to visit Vietnam again at the end of the year.
This blog is so impressive and so true. I am Vietnamese, but studying in Hungary. I grew up in Sai Gon and you made me feel homesick already. Anyway, welcome to Vietnam, esp Ho Chi Minh City!!!
OMG, I'm Saigonese and live in Finland now. I'm so enjoy watching your videos in Saigon and jealous with you at the same time. Oh, I miss Vietnamese food so bad!
I'm so glad that you liked my country!!
Mark, your Vietnamese pronunciation is pretty much perfect! Also that meal looks outstanding!
Looks like an awesome place. Can't wait for some videos on the famous pho soups of Vietnam.
still traveling the world, good job, I will be in Vietnam in February.. have fun...
I love Vietnam! I can't wait for your upcoming videos more about this!
Thank you Nancy Le
Migrationology - Food and Travel Blog Smart to eat before the airport, don't want to have to eat in there!
***** Haha, yes, glad you think that too!
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The best part of having Vietnamese friends is that I know all of these foods! Hopefully I can make it down to Vietnam one day! Love your videos... Keep up the great work!
Wonderful!! So exciting to watch you travel to your destinations now! And brilliant tips and information to all your viewers too! I must say that the food looked really good and tasty, looking forward to watching your next episode of your Vietnam adventure!
Ryan :)
Ryan Darcy Thank you Ryan. Many more Vietnamese food videos coming soon.
When I'm older (15 right now) I would love to do what you do for just 1 year, take thr time to explore countries, enjoy the food, get to know new people and learning about different cultures. Your life seems so interesting and awesome!
Andrew McCullough Hey Andrew, thank you very much for watching, and that's great that you love food and travel too. Keep pursuing your goal, and you can do it!
I am half thai that was born and lives in New Zealand, have been to Thailand a few times, loved it every time! So different to here. Want to explore the rest of Asia. Keep making the great videos Mark! ;)
Love the videos and Vietnam. We were in that market a couple of years ago, it was a crazy place. Keep up the the great food and travel videos. Sitting here at 7:00am in Australia watching your videos makes me hungry for noodles!
Thank you very much Karl Mckernan, good to hear you've visited as well.
Omggg!! Im so happy u visit saigon!!! Vn is the heaven of good food!!!! Looking forward to your next video in saigon!!!
My aunt is married to a Vietnamese and I know how good some of their dishes are. I particularly like their rice noodles almost similar to Philippine noodles we call Pancit and their version of the Philippine Lumpia aka Egg roll.
finally ive been waiting for this :x. My home country, you're making me miss it so much :(. Thank you for the video :)
Thank you Han Pham. How long have you been gone?
Hi Ying & Mark,
Thanking you guy's for sharing your trip to this exciting place. I don't mind Vietnamese food; often on hot days my family and I will make our own fresh rice paper rolls filled with prawns or BBQ Chinese pork, plus the usual vegs & herbs.
Watch out for those scooters....... or you'll end up reviewing the food in a hospital !
Stay safe guys.
Jim.
Thank you Jim. Mmm, that sounds delicious, it's so simple, but so many great fresh ingredients. We just got back to Thailand, but spent 3 weeks there, it was a wonderful trip.
You can eat crazy amount of chili peppers haha. The xoi ga is just sticky rice with chicken and soy sauce on top. Excited to see more vietnam video from you and Kyle.
Thanks again for making more of these videos! My wife and I have watched a lot of your videos and they are a big part of why our first visit outside of the U.S. was to Kuala Lumpur, Chiang Mai and Singapore! Pretty much just for the food! Hahah
I love and watch all your videos. .. you always make me hungry watching you eat and your face expressions. ..
Thank you Linda Yang
I always get excited whenever there is a new video from you! Chợ Bến Thành closes at night but the night market will be around :) As a Vietnamese, I highly recommend you to do some research for some "secret hideouts" for snails; GREAT and adventurous taste for non-locals. Bến Thành does have some stations that sells snails but very pricey! Whereas those "secret hideouts" around the city will offer many dishes for less amount of money :) I hope you have tons of fun! I currently reside in the USA so watching this video reminds me the crowded atmosphere of Saigon
Thank you very much princehannie and cool to hear you're from Vietnam. I had an amazing time there, and ate so much delicious food. Many more videos to come.
Hey Marks....great video ...i enjoyed your Bangkok to Saigon, Vietnam video. Very nice and the foods are awesome !! Keep it up !!
One day from the traveller's life. Excellent format of video. Very interestingly!
Thank you
Mark, I really enjoy watching your vlog videos. And I think you should do more 👍👍
Mark I love all yours video have a safe always God bless you and your family
cant wait for Vietnam. i will see you in one month VIETNAM
Can't wait to see more videos. What you did with the lettuce and mixing and matching...I do that waaay too often. My wife says I can't leave anything alone.
Bobby B Thanks Bobby, haha, yah I can't resist eating everything they offer on the table. Many more videos coming soon.
love you videos man, keep it up! you are one of the best youtubers ever!
Thank you tony jack
Love watching your vlog. Give us a good sense of Saigon. Please do more!
I saw all your video when you travel to Vn and I'm happy bcos you really enjoy our food and country. Thank for introducing Vietnamese food to the world!!!
Hope to see you in Hanoi ❤️
Watching this from afar and I miss home so much. I hope you have a great time there :)
Hi Mark, you are getting more and more famous.......very nice video as always. Love your channel and your videos. would like to meet you in february in thailand! greetz Harry
Great video mark as usual making great content in the perfect way !
Keep it up
Thank you Kh4lidz
Great video Mark! I'm truly enjoying your vlogs & videos! Keep up the great work
yes! finally visiting my home country. I hope you have a great time there!
I suggest whatever food you see at the street vendors you try. (if it looks good) i'd suggest also to try and visit a monk temple to try out their food also.
Great video Mark, I'm super homesick right now !
Wow, you make me to want to go to Vietnam. The food and snacks look delicious.
Thank you ttasd1 I hope you can visit in the future.
great start for my day :) Happy thanks giving Mark.
Amogh Phadke Thank you Amogh, happy thanksgiving to you too.
welcome to my country vietnam...my brother and his family will go back there this coming july.. i want to go but i can't now ..
Thank you very much for the video Mark.
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Aw, I am Vietnamese but never went to Vietnam before. This was interesting to watch!
bun rieu is gold. i loveee it
Enjoying this one Mark & Ying because of the travel tips in the beginning and of course the lovely food ! :)
y r Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed it.
Your vids getting better and better. Keep it up!
Jake N. Thank you Jake!
This is a useful video, this is a good chance to know about the food and culture of different countries. I like this style of videos! btw it's surprising to see how much chili (red chili..green chili) you eat. keep up the good work! :) Love to see more of these.
Thank you very much Chrysanths. I have a chili addiction!
Love that you are in Vietnam, I was wondering when you would get back there again, happy feasting!
Make sure to get bun xiao ( Vietnamese crepe) for a late breakfast. You'll love wrapping pieces in herbs and lettuce and dipping in fish sauce and chili.
Thanks Kevin Stroh I did enjoy it already!
I visited family there just this year! I recommend bánh kẹp lá dứa, bánh beo and especially bánh khot! I hope you have an amazing time in Saigon! The market you were in also had many good food and desserts.
Thank you Ed Dang, I had an amazing time. I was able to eat most of the things you mentioned!
Love these types of vlog videos, Mark! Looking forward to your video with Kyle Le :)
Thank you very much iluvlmf, coming soon!
Do visit their Ben Thah market in the morning, less crowded& lower prices as their are usually not much of a tourist crowd. And must try their Phò beef noodles at one of the stalls near the wet market in Ben Thah, it's really good especially with its coffee!! Oh and the hotel you are staying at if you walk down straight there is a wonton stall near the roadside opposite a hotel that is called New Pacific Hotel its wonton noodles are great too! Hope this helps and enjoy your stay in Vietnam!
Looking forward to more!! Happy Thanksgiving from the US!! Safe travels!!
Thank you Dennis Canon, happy Thanksgiving!
Ho Mark,
Glad to watch all your clips. What catch me to your attention is you are blessed with a clear, distinctive and perfect speech of English. I like your simple and patient way of narrations with your humble expression. Of coure, not to mention your unique way of food expression.
Good luck to you,brother, and your family in Thailand.
Love how you show the price for everything. Very helpful. I enjoy watching your videos :)
Great video Mark! I always wanted to visit Vietnam. I cant wait until you try the Pho. The Pho in Hawaii is very good but everyone says its nothing compared to the Pho in Vietnam. From watching you eat, I can truly tell you are 100%adapted to the food in Thailand! My eyes started watering just seeing you dump all that chili on your food! Keep up the great job!
Haha, thanks Jon Watanabe. I just got back to Thailand, but was able to eat quite a few delicious foods in Vietnam. Many more videos to share coming soon.
Mark, you seem to love eat spicy stuff! especially fresh peppers..
you should give ghost peppers a try..
lol
TeddieSook Yes, I do love chilies. I had some of the Naga chilies in Nagaland, they were incredible!
Ben there to Saigon. neet city and the food is awesome. great people. I hope you enjoy. Had some fond memories when I was there. if you go to North Vietnam it is almost cold.lol. Enjoy Mark ,
Can't wait to visit next week!
Thanks for the great video , makes me wanne go back to Saigon again. Only the start seeing the airport makes me bit sad. I will see it live next monday makin it the end of ouer annual se Asia holliday. For now just enjoying Koh Kood for the time left.
i just notice mark's eyes color amazing.
Thanks Mark for calling Saigon its true name that it deserved not the other deadwood name
your making me miss vietnam and am going back there soon
I really enjoy your videos Mark, keep up the great work!!
Mark, if u have a chance I recommend you go farther down to the southern Vietnam which is delta mekong. It should be a wonderful trip for u to enjoy food. You can enjoy fresh air and fresh food at the same time, especially going to float market, tropical fruit orchard, or rural restaurants. There are some amazing natural food that im sure u have never tried them before. Definitely you will have a fantastic unforgettable trip there, i think...!:)
The food at the restaurant looked very good. Not bad for a random choice.
your video awesome.i love when you travel to japan.hope you can make more video about japan and the food in the machine
Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam Mark !
very cool and very exciting. that spring roll looked divine. i'm going to vietnam in march but not sure if i'll make it all the way to saigon since I'm flying into hanoi but maybe.
you make me be very hungry! good video, greetings from Dominican Republic
Thank you ***** !
I like sound "นี่มันรายการเค้า"Form your Passenger.
Mark, very similar to NYC except for the motor bikes. NYC has taxis....many of them. Thanks for taking us along.
You're welcome Tess Cooks 4u, thank you for watching.
You looked so worried walking around there
Cos so many bike and scooters are moving around with out care of traffic rule.
You gotta have some PHO! Vietnamese beef noodle soup, the best food ever
Yay! I've been waiting :).
Welcome to Vietnam
alright! that first meal looked great...I would order just about everything on the table but the sticky rice (Soi) dish.
Thanks eta nick
Great !
More videos of Vietnam food please
Thank you
Welcome to our country !!!
Really good video! Thx from Sweden!
Hi Mark, I loves your trip to Saigon. I loves to eat Vietnamese spring rolls.
my parent's home town :) enjoy yourself mark !! hope you enjoy your stay
aileen t Great to hear that Aileen
i so would love to bump into you one day mate ...cause i love food and travelling as well
You should try Cơm Tấm (Rice) , banh xeo (yellow pancake), Bún Bò Huế (Spicy Beef Vermicelli Soup)
ah i miss Cho Ben Thanh and the surroundings, my mrs family lives only 15mins bike ride from there, gotta go back there soon.
The traffic looks crazy. I have a feeling I might just get ran over the moment I set foot down the airport.
Great video Mark! Keep up the good work :)
Thank you Andrea Toorres
Great Video! :) Hope there will be coming more Food Videos in Vietnam the next day's :)
Crutax Many more coming soon!
Hi Mark (and fans there of),
I love your Vlogs, especially Vietnam. I will be traveling to Ho Chi Minh City in June, and taking much of your advice. One bit of help I would like from anyone on this page would be recommendations of a $30 or so hotel in District 1. my main concern would be room security. I don't want to have to carry all of my stuff with me every day. I have lived in Bangkok for a few years, and know that nothing is 100%, but if there is a general consus of one place being safer than another, I would take it.
Thanks for your help,
Brett
My
Mark! Finally u made it to my hometown. I suggest you to go to "OC Dao" 212/C79 Nguyen Trai Street, Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward, District 1. Not too far from your place. This restaurant all about shells and seafood. It's the most famous snack food in Saigon. U have to try the octopus tooth stir with garlic butter and order some bread to dip to the sauce! I bet you won't be disappointed! Waiting to see it in your channel :x
Hey Vicki Vu thank you very much, glad to hear you're from Saigon. Unfortunately I'm back in Thailand now, and didn't make it to Oc Dao, but I did go to another Oc restaurant. More videos coming soon. Thank you.
I was wondering when you would start having Vietnamese videos, yayyy!!
Thanks myusernamedoesnotdefineme 123 more coming soon.
Just like being there! I was there last year loved it .