Ho Chi Minh is a goldmine among all the cities I've been to - the undeniable mouthwatering food, the hidden rawness of the culture, and the rising modern architecture inspired by its history. Its colloquial ambiance left me in awe. Not to mention its gigananimous amount of motorcycles plying 3-4 lanes of the roads all day!

There would be some who would think the Philippines, the place where I've lived my life, looks like Vietnam. Well, in some parts, yes; and, of course, each one to its own. Personally, though, I may have affirmed this theory when we went to An Bang beach where there were two people who asked me if I'm Vietnamese, and then another one when we were at the Ben Thanh Market. I could just imagine if I spoke Vietnamese!

Probably the mix of the oriental and European heritage?

Ho Chi Minh was our very first destination from Manila, and we chose to have the Mekong Delta day tour the next morning. Between My Tho/Ben Tre OR Cai Be/Vinh Long, we had the former with My Sinh Tourist. Just be careful when looking for them in the internet, they are lots of copycats for this travel agency.

Once we got to the Sinh Tourist office, which was a 5-7 walk from Townhouse 23 Saigon Hotel, I handed our online receipt and passports over and the counter person gave us the tickets plus our bottles of water. And while waiting for another 15 minutes, I roamed around a bit. And then I saw this doughnut man (photo below) who instantly became a walking tourist spot for a few minutes.

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