Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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My friend Chris (raised in Canada but living in Taiwan) came to visit me in Saigon (HCMC) Vietnam for a weekend of debauchery.

During his visit, we try to cover many of the activities that make the city so popular amongst visitors.

We explore Ben Thanh market where you can haggle down prices on almost anything, we try a spa, taste the local pho as well as Vietnamese Fine Dining (Aiii Restaurant), and party late into the night at the many trendy rooftop bars and clubs across the city.

We also explore Nguyen Hue Walking Street, try a speakeasy cocktail bar, as well as what I’d call a speakeasy club hidden in the back of a Bodega.

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Intro: 0:00
My Airbnb: 1:51
Motorbike taxi: 3:22
Vietnam’s EV push: 3:52
Ben Thanh Market: 4:46
Exploring the city: 6:23
Trying a local Spa: 7:18
Viet Fine Dining: 7:28
Partying: 8:45
Traffic Jam: 11:48
Lizard at dinner: 12:28
Nguyen Hue Blvd: 13:00
Speakeasy bar: 14:28
Pho Potato Chips: 16:31
Speakeasy club: 17:21
Summary: 18:44

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