We Didn't Plan to Visit Saigon… Then This Happened ✈️

Before coming to Ho Chi Minh City, we thought we knew exactly what to expect. A hectic city, amazing food and a lot of scooters. What we didn't expect was one of our favorite breakfasts in Asia. Oh my god, you have to come to this place. Cafes we'd happily work from every single day. Vintage shopping that completely surprised us. Guys, come on. And a few famous spots that honestly didn't live up to the hype. Best meal we've had in Vietnam. So good. We're starting off the tour or starting off the day with a red hot bang. This is boneh, which is like a traditional breakfast. And the place that we're at right now is like one of the most famous places to go to. We were told that you need to get it when it's still sizzling. You get big banh mis as well. These things. And you put it in. But basically, mine's got beef, mackerel, pate and egg. Grabby, you've got pate, beef and egg. And I mean, it's going to be great. I'm so excited. A small confession while we demolish this breakfast. We weren't even supposed to be in Vietnam. We were supposed to be in Sri Lanka right now. But a visa problem flipped the whole script and sent us to a city we never planned to set foot in. And honestly, it could be the best accident we've had in a long time. Oh, yum. That is so good. I think we should have been having this every morning for breakfast. Honestly, why did we cook breakfast? We could have been smashing these things. And these are like 80,000 Vietnamese dong. So that's like three dollars. Not even three dollars. Have six of these. Perfect. Are we still in the same district when we go to the next one? I don't know. I also learned one other thing while we wait for our Uber. Hello. No, you might not know this fact. But boneh actually means sizzling beef or like jumping beef or something like that. And that's because, yeah, the hot oil, because it's sizzling, it's like jumping out of the pan. So you got to be careful. I almost burnt myself on that black plate. But yeah, well worth it. Anyway, I think I'm making a habit out of always wearing white clothes on our food tours. It's very risky. It's like you want to test the waters. Yeah. Remember last time you did the whole day, you were fine. And then it was like the last five minutes. Which is better than the first five minutes, I guess. I think it's good because I get so excited with food that I just like want to throw it and throw it everywhere. Like, you know, just get it in my mouth. And so like this kind of gives me a bit of like, I got to think about it. Until you forget. And then you're like, oh, ----. And then you're like a fool all day, all day long walking around. Like I had to really concentrate today because that one's like sizzling beef and popping oil. And I was thinking about it in the car. I was like, you got to lock in, lock in for this one. Be calm. But the food's so good. What did we have the other night? We had the pho the other night. That was... What do you think about pho? I mean, you love pho. I don't... I mean, it's yum for sure, but it wouldn't be my first pick. I think we tried two places. So we went to this place called... It's Pho Vietnam. Yeah, Pho Vietnam. Yeah. And it's one of the most popular. Like if you look on TikTok, we were like trying to find the best pho. It's just everywhere. And they've got... It's because they've got these sizzling hot plates as well. So it came out. It's like a stone bowl. So they stay hot. I think people love that. Yeah. And it was great. There was... The portion size was pretty good. Although we were still hungry afterwards. And then we went next on this one because Tyce was still hungry. To a pho sol, which is like a big chain. Yeah. Those portions were bigger. And... But the broth wasn't as good. So you were pretty stoked that we went to the first one. Yeah. I think the first one, like you can definitely check it out. But then I also think like... Because last time I came to Vietnam, we just ate it on the street. Yeah. Just the little local ones. And they were awesome. Yeah. I agree. And then it started way, way cheaper. Way cheaper. Check Dick's Street. And there's only two things on the menu. So you can only get like a shak chuka style. And then the banh mi packed with meat and coffee and water. Oh, it's coming in the banh mi as well, I think. Thank you. Fresh. Pretty much as fresh as the other one. So banh mi's have been pretty good in both places. These feel a little bit bigger. Pate and spinach. Oh, that's okay. Hollow out just to get the stuff in there. Let's go tofu. This is fun. You're right. This is fun. Meat. Pack her in. Egg. You gotta get the pate. Oh yeah, the pate. I forgot about the pate. Which one's that? That's really yum. I think the pate on this one's a little better. Yeah. The size is awesome. But the other one tastes better. You're right. This is more fun. We're going to try our luck walking back. Although the streets of Ho Chi Minh are not conducive to the old walking. But, you know, try and get our steps in. Try and get them in. It's very hectic. So we'll give it a go. These guys print. Thai visas secured. And that's actually why we're in Vietnam. We were meant to be in Sri Lanka right now. But we had a bit of a problem with our Thai visas. We applied for them in Portugal. And like six weeks had gone by and we hadn't heard anything. So we thought we were going to have to withdraw. And then... Thank you. Come on. See you later. And apparently Vietnam, or Ho Chi Minh specifically, is one of the best places to get a Thai DTB really fast. So we came here quickly thinking that we would need to revoke the other one and then apply here. But then two days later, after arriving here, it got approved. So we're officially moving to Thailand next month. And we're going to have a base for 12 months in Koh Samui. So we're so excited. But this is a DTB. So we can come and go for five years, which is awesome. We crossed. Buddy, it is... It is hot out here. Delicious. My name's Son. You look younger. You look like my age. Thank you. Thanks, bro. You look... Thank you. Come on, damn it. The park's so well here. Crazy. Cool. Book Street. Look, haven't you got fans? Keep you cool while you're reading your book. It's very cute. There's no cars that come down here. So it makes it very enjoyable. And there's a couple of coffee shops. I think we might try and find one. But are you keen to buy a book? You've already got one. I mean, I've got my end all night. I just finished my book last night. We do have Kindles. We like Kindles. But this is cute. Definitely come here and check it out if you do like books. Yeah, if I... What was your last book? Would you recommend it? No, it wasn't very good. Okay. I'm reading one about the IRA at the moment. That sounds awful. Sometimes you just gotta learn these. Yeah, I love that. I was into a bit of fantasy before. Yeah, Tyson loves the fantasy. I'll put the books up that I've been reading. I've made my way through. But I thought I'd better learn something. And so I picked up this one. I'm not 100% enjoying it, but I've definitely learned a lot. I can tell when you enjoy a book because at 9pm, you're like, all right, show off. Let's go to bed. But last night and the last couple of nights, you've been like, should we watch one more? Yeah, that is so true. We shouldn't. We should go read our book. I'm really enjoying mine. Thank you. Anyway, if I find a book today, I might get it. Maybe. Hey. All right, Tys, tell me your first impressions of Ho Chi Minh. Well, one thing, I've been here before. Ah. A little while ago. Not for a long time. So maybe 10 years ago. But I really like it. I kind of compare the city like it's big and it's got a lot of action, kind of like Bangkok. And to be honest, this time I've enjoyed it more because the area we're staying, it's just hip hop happening. A lot going on. There's lots of bars, restaurants, little things. I think, you know, you'd need a long time to get your way through this city or like understand this city properly. But yeah, is that specific enough for you? Yeah, no, it's great. Not too broad. What do you think? So I've been pleasantly surprised because I too came about 15 years ago and I remember like not really enjoying it because I thought it was so hectic. But now I think they've got cool restaurants, cool cafes and the area that we are staying, like Ty said, is awesome. We'll actually take you there a bit later. It's really trendy and there's so much to do. The food's awesome and it's cheap. So I actually really dig it. And that's the thing about a place you didn't choose. You turn up with zero expectations so it gets to surprise you. A city I'd basically written off years ago just became one of my favourite cities that I've been to in the last few years. That's cool. Awesome. Sick. Nice. I instantly feel like so much cooler. Yeah, I think you would. What have you got? Sturges. This is a motorbike one. You don't like it? No, I don't know what it is. It's a motorbike tour. Aiden, my mate, will get. I just got this one. But I don't know. I'll just try to try it more and see if they work. But who knows? I reckon this could be funky. Not with this outfit, obviously. Yeah, with a different outfit. I like. Okay, this doesn't make you feel old. I don't know what it does. Whitney Houston, The Bodyguard. Guys, come on. I would have had this for sure. Oh my god, that actually just brings back so many memories. The best. Did you know, fun fact, Spice Girls were only really famous for two years? They were only making music for two years. The mayhem was just so crazy that it blew them up. Two years in their limelight. It's 4.15, which means it's dinner time. Bò cò gân we are going to. Choose pick up. We're gonna go. The best way to get around. It's not sponsored by Grab. Could be. It could be. Grab if you're watching. Arrive in 15 minutes. Oh yeah. Best meal we've had in Vietnam so far, no doubt. You gotta come here. It's hard to find a meal with a lot of meat. And it's even harder to find a meal with lots of veggies. So if you're Vietnamese and you know meals that you can order in Vietnam with lots of vegetables, I'd love to hear it. Because other than the herbs and stuff that they give you, I feel like everything's just noodles and a little bit of meat and bread. Which I'm not mad about. But you know, if you got goals, it'd be tough to stick to them. The meat here though was so good. That shank, beef shank. It's yeah, awesome. And then you can add extra meat, which is what I did. And I think it only ended up costing us 400,000 Vietnamese Dong. Which is like $20, I think. Yeah, about 20 bucks. 20 AUD. Which is crazy. Crazy. Big fan. So we are back at our accommodation. It is not the prettiest. But it's not too bad. What do you think? Yeah, I mean it's got everything you need. It's just a bit worn out. I think it needs a bit of an upgrade. Yeah, the thing is like when we book in Bangkok, we always get the new buildings because they got everything and they're all up to date. This one's a bit of an older building. And one thing you'll realize when you come to Asia, especially the bigger cities, the older buildings, the drains smell. Yeah, they smell. It smells a bit. So always book the new buildings and you can get awesome ones. This one's two bedroom. It's like, it's got a pool downstairs. It's in a really cool area. How much are we paying? Like, yeah, something cheap. I'll put the prices up exactly here so that you guys can see and we'll have it on our accommodation list. Maybe. We'll see. We'll decide. We'll decide if we're going to add it. It's a good area. So maybe we'll put those details in there. If you haven't had our accommodation list yet, just look at the link below. It has all of our accommodation that we've been to that we loved so that you know that you're going to get a good place. Plus we're going to wrap up the video here. So if you did like this video, make sure you like it. And if you aren't already, make sure you subscribe because we've got a heap more videos coming out. We send these out like every three, four days and we're traveling all the time. And also we are very active on Instagram. We answer all of your questions on a Monday. So head over there and make sure you follow on there and send us a message if you have any questions. Talk soon.