by Sissy Mallard I’m willing to admit it – I knew nothing about the history of Earth Day which started in my home country. It began in the US on April 22, 1970, organized by Sen. Gaylord Nelson to protest the industrial revolution and his actions resulted in a cleaner America-what a great legacy! The...Read More
by Cassidy Armbruster Yes, red lights are somewhat optional. Yes, the traffic is always buzzing. Yes, the sidewalks are constantly flooded with people. And don’t worry, you will get better at crossing the street. Ho Chi Minh City is a place of organized chaos, but its chaotic nonetheless. You may need a relaxing breath of...Read More
by Cassidy Armbruster You’re going to have to visit this magnificent post office to meet Mr. Duong Van Ngo, Saigon’s oldest public letter writer. I caught Mr. Duong around 3:05 PM, nearing the end of his 3:30 PM sharp work day. Although Mr. Duong had his plastic bag filled with his treasured belongings to...Read More
We were recently featured on CNNGo! We are so proud to have been chosen to show CNN‘s travel team around Ho Chi Minh City. Our tour guide, Dieu (pronounced like “You”), led the camera crew around the bustling streets of Saigon-on our restored vintage Vespas of course- showing off some of our favorite local spots...Read More
Jumping chicken and vintage Vespas! a new article featured in the travel blog titled: Asia Dreaming, by, A couple of fifty somethings living the dream in South East Asia. “They have the ability to merge and flow with their fellow riders like it’s some kind of motorized ballet…” See what else they write and check...Read More
SHE Travels writer visits Vietnam Vespa Adventures… “The coolest thing to do in Ho Chi Minh City”… …”Hands down, flat out the best night in Ho Chi Minh ever!” Read more… http://shetravels.net.au/the-coolest-thing-to-do-in-ho-chi-minh-city/Read More
Thanks Christine for this. The Saigon After Dark tour with Vietnam Vespa Adventures was an incredible way to explore the city’s food-focused nightlife in a truly local way: on the back of a motorbike. As Steve, an American expat who has lived in Saigon for more than 10 years and who owns Vietnam Vespa Adventures,...Read More
Saigon motorcycle traffic is, deservedly, some of the most famous (notorious?) in the world, and every visitor with a smartphone or a video-enabled DSLR camera at some point cannnot resist the impulse to capture it on film. We’ve therefore seen a whole lot of amateur video footage of Saigon traffic. And being motorbike-riding residents ourselves,...Read More
It probably goes without saying that most of the guests who join us on our tours are from out of town. But in the past few months we’ve found that more and more of our passengers are locals — people who are living in Saigon and have heard of us one way or another, eager...Read More
