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Day 26: hustled in downtown HCMC
Okay, it’s not as bad as it sounds. But we were hustled.. We decided to search for a cheap spa in District 1. As it turns out, it’s less searching and more filtering. As you walk around the streets, there are little Vietnamese girls standing along the streets hawking off spa brochures as aggressively as [...]
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Tags: asia, district 1, downtown, ho chi minh city, hustled, massage, masseuse, vietnam
Day 6: tailor #2
Started off with lunch at a famous Xiao Long Bao place, Nan Xiang Mantou. For those not in the know, these are little dumplings but with a juicy center. Somehow this tasty gravy is injected into the dumpling and stays in there. But, beware. Bite that sucker the wrong way and you get a scalding [...]
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Tags: asia, dumplings, massage, nan xiang mantou, shanghai, tailor, xiao long bau
Day 4: ugh… jetlagged
Family arrived yesterday evening. We stuffed our faces, then promptly passed out. Today, we’re avoiding every urge to go buy cheap, fake stuff. It’s a strong urge in China. Started in a mall at Xin Tian Di – one of the entertainment districts. Big mistake. All American clothes, all twice as expensive as in.. well… [...]
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Tags: asia, g plus, jetlagged, massage, shanghai, spa, tailors, xin tian di
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