About Adventures of a GoodMan
My name is Greg Goodman, and this is the magazine of my life.
. . . .Through it, I invite you to join me on a virtual photographic trip around the world, complimented by stories and multimedia from the road.
Think of the site as my answer to the age-old question: I traveled; now what?
Searching for Saigon, Vietnam
A guide to Saigon/Ho Chi Min: the capital city of Vietnam. Take a stroll through markets, down ancient streets, into temples and experience the beauty of this modern Asian city.
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Pho Soup, Spring Rolls, Rice and Sandwiches…But no Dog
Local soup, known as pho, is the most common dish in Vietnam. Made with chicken or beef broth, it also contains noodles, simple veggies, chilies and some kind of meat. These bowls are slurped down at every corner and restaurant and usually cost less than $1…unless you’re a Western tourist …
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Posted in Food, Food, Goodnight...And Goodbye, VietNam, Highlights, Vietnam
Tagged Food, Hanoi, Ho Chi Min, India & Southeast Asia, Saigon, Sandwich, Soup, Vietnam
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Interacting With The Locals in Vietnam is Downright Unpleasant
Nightclubs From the beginning, I had a tough time with most interactions we had with locals in Vietnam. Granted, most of the people we met were some form of shopkeeper and as soon as money was introduced to the equation the nice relationship became mean, rude and angry. However, due …
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Communist Propaganda Everywhere
As a communist country, the streets and highways are filled with communist propaganda signs. Other than that, I really didn’t see any signs of communism around. So, without further adieu, here are some of the sign highlights we saw. Click on the first image to enlarge and then use the …
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Posted in Culture, Good Morning VietNam!, Highlights, Vietnam
Tagged Communism, Communist Propaganda, Ho Chi Min, India & Southeast Asia, Propaganda, Saigon, Vietnam
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The Craziest Traffic on Earth…and Learning to Ride a Motorcycle In It
Traffic in Vietnam is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. Stop lights are few and far between and motorcycles outnumber everything else. Intersections are the craziest, with all modes of transportation converging together
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Avoiding Taxi Scams and Roaming the Streets of Ho Chi Min
Our bus arrived in Ho Chi Min (formerly Saigon) in the middle of a monsoon and quickly got into a cab to take us to our hotel. After a few blocks, we noticed that the meter was already very high. We told him to stop and asked what was going …
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Good Morning Vietnam – This and That
Why is it that it can be cold outside, but still 100 degrees in my hotel room? It pretty much rained every day at least a little. Our second night in Ho Chi Min we were trapped in our guesthouse at 9pm when the old lady who runs it went …
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Good Morning Vietnam – Photos and Videos
Photo Links: Vietnam Highlights Vietnam Communism Posters Video Links: Ho Chi Min Traffic Circle Madness Crossing the street is terrifying in Ho Chi Min A rollercoaster ride down to the Datanla Waterfall Fan dance at the Heritage Center in Hoi An Hoi An Traditional dance with an actor in makeup …
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