Ho Chi Minh City Vlog 🇻🇳 Best Food in Saigon + How Much We Spend, Shopping, Vietnam Vlog 2024

[@inbetweenworlds]

Lovely vlog! I love Vietnam! 😊🎉❤ l love that they serve an abundance of greens💚 like it's a bread basket. I douse the pho🍲 with copious spurts of sriracha and hoisin. l love the French influence - the cafes☕️, the pate in and baguette 🥖of the bánh mi. Those bonbons looks so yum and so French 🇫🇷indeed! I fondly remember Fanny's ice cream🍦🍨 (coconut flavor ftw!) and Quon An Ngon resto. For self-care, I remember having a hair spa - just an hour of having my hair shampood and my head 💆‍♀️ massaged! 😊 For souvenirs, I remember copping a lacquer jewelry box and then also white embroidered cotton bedding.

[@RalphSam]

Great comparison to a bread basket! Very apt. 🥬 Yes, their food is definitely something else. The way you describe it makes us miss our Vietnamese meals so much! 🥲 The pate alone...

[@jaihoonie]

I just found your channel a few days ago, and I’ve been going through all your videos since then. I’m currently stuck on my desk, studying for my upcoming board exams, so your vlogs are my escape. I can’t wait to pass this so that I could travel already! 🥺 For now, I’m living vicariously through you. :’) Thank you for taking us with you! ❤️

[@RalphSam]

that makes us happy to hear 🥲 good luck with your board exams! 🙌🏻

[@qmanh72]

You're suppose to pick the leaves off the stem and put them in your pho. With the longer herbs, just break it in half and put it in your broth. They give you plenty because you can add more as you eat. Vietnamese ppl love fresh herbs.

[@RalphSam]

they do love their fresh herbs. we realized you break them up after watching the table next to us 😂

[@inbetweenworlds]

9:47 So true! Simplest, clearest tip I got from the hotel staff I stayed at on how to cross the road in Vietnam is to simply "commit". Step in, do not hesitate, press on. 😊

[@RalphSam]

haha exactly! learned this during our first trip. commit is the right word. just go and they will somehow weave around you 😅

[@henlolneh]

ralph and sam to 100k before 2025 lets goooo !!!! loved the PH vlog and loveddd this vietnam one !

[@RalphSam]

hahaha here's wishing 🙌🏻🍻 Thank you for the support 😊

[@dottieland7061]

I love places like this were people cook from food carts. I wouldn’t eat from them but they fascinate me all the same. It’s amazing what you make from a small space

[@RalphSam]

equally amazing to see how people drive up to them on their bikes to take out a quick meal. very unique.

[@chazeljoaquin1387]

Some of my friends really like the coconut coffee than the egg coffee.

[@RalphSam]

their coconut coffee is also something else 🥥

[@onceuponalonetime]

Been waiting for this even if I was just there last year 😅

[@RalphSam]

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@romerestrada725]

I am still daydreaming about the ban xeo of Bep Me In! Thanks for a great showcase of Saigon. I should've enjoyed that wonderful city with the same calm disposition as you guys, lmao. Also, I'm a new fan! Thanks for giving me a dose of tranquility every night before hitting the sack. Excited to see more videos from you both! By the way, I found it hard to resist myself from buying too much stuff from Ben Than because some of the vendors can speak almost straight Tagalog 😂

[@RalphSam]

daydreaming of that particular ban xeo right along with you 😂 and thank you for watching!

[@mareecuree]

lovely! and timely, cos i'll be visiting HCM for the first time next month! Thanks for sharing your visit!

[@RalphSam]

Enjoy your HCM trip! So many delicious Vietnamese spots 😋

[@annvu7176]

Love your videos, can't wait for part 2!

[@RalphSam]

Thank you! 🙌🏻

[@jamescameron9782]

Ho Chi Minh will be a stop on our next Asia adventure. Multiple stops pinned from this video. Can’t wait for your next video

[@RalphSam]

Thank you very much for watching! That makes us so happy to hear 😊✌🏻

[@daxharper7170]

Vietnam - such a vibe

[@RalphSam]

Definitely a vibe 🙌🏻

[@rodsantosjr8464]

Love the still shots! Makes me more excited for our upcoming HCM trip ❤

[@RalphSam]

Enjoy HCMC! 😊🙌🏻

[@hango960]

thank you for coming MêMan SaiGon

[@RalphSam]

Thank you so much for helping us! 🙌🏻 We love our clothes from MeMan 😊

[@chazeljoaquin1387]

Yay, I laughed when Sam said "sugoi" after sipping her buko juice, if I heard her right. I am excited to go to Japan this coming Autumn. and one the reasons I dont want to lose any of my teeth is because I loooove Bahn mi! maybe I will go to Hanoi next year. looking forward to more of your Vietnam vlogs

[@RalphSam]

I get it, Banh mi is hard to resist lol 🥲 Enjoy your upcoming trip! 🤍

[@korean_foot_traveler8655]

What a wonderful place! I love the lively atmosphere.😀👍

[@RalphSam]

It can actually be overwhelming with how busy it is. Definitely a very different atmosphere for us!

[@jalendee1643]

Love your itinerary!! Definitely getting pointers from this vlog for my upcoming SGN trip 🤭

[@RalphSam]

enjoy your trip to Saigon! Posting part 2 next 😊

[@KamilleN16]

Ah yes! One of my favourite cities!!! Woopeedooo

[@RalphSam]

We had such a great first time there 🤍

[@TubeByCharlie]

Looking forward to more Vietnam videos 🎉

[@RalphSam]

Working on them! Thank you 😊

[@TubeByCharlie]

OK, cool! I’m actually going within a few weeks myself! So I will be happy to follow you along your journey. What hotel did you stay at in Ho Chi Minh? Can you recommend it?

[@meluvcats]

That veranda at Linh Coffee could not be more French 🙂Kinda reminded me of New Orleans which is not a surprise given their overlapping French influence. And that ASMR of cutting the banh mi was chef's kiss!

[@RalphSam]

Very French! And we can see the New Orleans vibes as well. Thanks for noticing, Ralph was proud of the Banh Mi ASMR 😂

[@Patches9427]

⚡️💥😯. 😂 great video! I think I could love being in Vietnam😊

[@RalphSam]

definitely worth a visit 😊🤍

[@MChristina]

Lovely vlog! I wish you guys go to some museums.

[@RalphSam]

We only had 2 days but hopefully we get to visit one next time 😊

[@maxinecadaci0]

My mom and I are going to Ho Chi Minh and it’ll be our first trip abroad together, thanks for sharing your experience. Will definitely check out some of the spots you tried!

[@RalphSam]

That's so sweet. Hope you both have a lovely trip to Vietnam 🤍

[@kukisalibad2299]

I will be travelling to vietnam nextyr and happy to watch these vlogs! May I know whats the name of the hotel you have stayed at? Thank you! 🥰 Always love your vlogs, edits, food/cafe reviews and film photos from your travels. Looking forward to see moooore! Cute couple 😍🤩💖

[@RalphSam]

Thank you so much! We stayed at Cityhouse Ariosa on this trip 💚 Hope you enjoy when you visit next year

[@vigerminaberrios4116]

Very nice places and the prices like no where else. ❤

[@RalphSam]

very affordable meals. makes you miss vietnamese food!

[@khiemthedream]

Hi there, Just a note. Please pick the basil leaves of the stem then into the soup. I found out that pho in Vietnam is just average at best because of the small amount of beef bones that they use to make the broth. Most of the time the bones are for sale so they are taken out of the soup pot a few hours early.

[@RalphSam]

Thanks for the tip! Got excited with the mint there 🌿😄🌿

[@rakshithasaravanan8477]

I was waiting for you to travel to Vietnam, I’m literally living through your lens:) love from India ❤

[@RalphSam]

Much appreciated! Thank you for tuning in 😊 Hello from Manila

[@DawnNguyen91]

Hi there, just in case you are still in Saigon, i happen to have a cafe here and would be very pleased to invite you for a drink 😊

[@RalphSam]

Thank you so much for the invitation! We're already back in Manila, but can we ask for the name of your cafe? Will save it for next time 😊

[@lowpassgate]

The collagen in that Pho 😮 🤤🍃

[@RalphSam]

So tender with the pho broth 🤍

[@jamiesartwork]

Welcome to Vietnam!❤ Hope you guys have a great time in Ho Chi Minh city. (I’m a subscriber from Vietnam🤓)

[@RalphSam]

Thank you for watching! We had so many great meals in Vietnam 😋 Hi from Manila!

[@fatima_pee]

No pull-ups for you, Ralph 😂

[@Fuyukori]

Please travel to Taiwan again ! It was through taiwan vlogs which I followed and I enjoy your video style ! Looking forward to it as I need more places to go in Taiwan haha !

[@RalphSam]

Aww, that makes us happy to hear! Would love to return for more lu rou fan 😋

[@meluna7616]

Beautiful video 😍

[@RalphSam]

thank you ver much! 🤍🤍

[@AdrianPantonial-e2r]

This is the first video I watched from you guys. If the guy didn't say, "Sarap!" I wouldn't have known that he (or both of you) are Pinoys too. 😅 "Hello, kabayan!" 😁 SUBSCRIBED.

[@RalphSam]

Hahaha salamat kabayan 😂🙌🏻

[@vientran2145]

Wow i’ve been following your Japan vlog. Born and raised in Saigon here. We might have crossed paths 😂 Hope you had a great time!

[@RalphSam]

Wow, thank you! 🤍 So many cool cafes in Saigon. Wish we had more time to explore your city 😊

[@vientran2145]

@@RalphSam Cafe culture is definitely really strong here :D. See you next time, maybe I can even take you around some local cafes as well!

[@RalphSam]

@vientran2145 Yes, we visited some amazing ones in part 2 of our Saigon vlog as well 🤍 If we return we would appreciate a local's perspective 😊

[@TeamDesertPawis]

Watching this video makes me want to try to some Taiwanese food.

[@RalphSam]

Not vietnamese food? 😋

[@bingthelionqueen]

Nice!! May I inquire what cameras you were using for your stills and videos? Thanks! All the best! Looking forward to your next vlogs!

[@RalphSam]

We use our Samsung phones + Dji Pocket 3 for videos and Ralph uses a Ricoh GR3x for photos 😊📸

[@palespectre]

Looks like the veggies are sawtooth coriander and rauram along with mint? Best Banh Mi for mi is in Hoi An! Anywhere there but my fave is Madam Khanh! You guys are making me miss my favourite country (apart from Japan) 😢

[@RalphSam]

Ooh, sawtooth coriander sounds about right! thanks for sharing. maybe one day we'll get to explore all the amazing food in hoi an as well ✌🏻

[@tyyg9469]

When putting the veggies like mint into the pho, you’re supposed to rip off the leaves and put in pho. Not dip the whole branch into the soup😂

[@RalphSam]

We learned the hard way 😂

[@DOANNGUYEN-mr9hr]

Thanks for making our city looks so inviting and appealing. You guys do have an eye for details. Find similarities or difference between VN and the Philippines? You get yourself a new subscriber:)

[@RalphSam]

Wow, thank you so much for watching! Nice to hear from a local. For us, Vietnam feels very very different from the Philippines. It feels busier but also laidback. You guys have a very al fresco, hanging out outside culture. So much accessible street food that is incredibly affordable. It's very interesting to experience. We really felt like we were in another country 🤍

[@coychick]

I know this is a travel vlog but I couldn't help but notice how pretty Sam's necklaces are! May I please know where you got them? So ganda and they really pop with your neutral outfit :)

[@RalphSam]

aww, thank you so much! bought this turquoise bead necklace at a flea market in tokyo 🩵

[@terencelee1277]

The banh mi crunch 😩

[@RalphSam]

the best part 😋😋😋

[@digideww]

Love all your videos! Ralph can you recommend your favorite walking shoes during your travels? Hurt my feet a lot during my last trip wearing improper shoes and didn’t managed to find a suitable ones😅. Much love from Indonesia🫶

[@RalphSam]

Thanks for the love! I recommend the Hoka Bondi 8. Game changer. Cushioned for long walks.

[@t.fahrmann9757]

love the b-rolls and the stills 🧐🤓🤗🤩😁

[@RalphSam]

thank you! 📸

[@g2ch07]

🎼🎵Saigon dep lam, Saigon oi, Saigon oi 🎶

[@RalphSam]

nice tune, thanks for watching! 🤍

[@Tanahmerahhantu]

love how chill the vibes are! I'm not sure if i missed it out but did you mentioned which hotel you stayed in? i loved the interior :)

[@RalphSam]

thank you! we stayed at cityhouse ariosa 🤍

[@anagimenoferrer9351]

Hi Ralph & Sam! Love your videos, as always! Can you please share the link/info of the hotel you stayed? Thank you so much!❤

[@RalphSam]

Thank you! It's called Cityhouse Ariosa 🤍

[@anagimenoferrer9351]

@ thanks a million guys!❤️

[@velvetvan6698]

Amazing trip! What are the cameras used in the video for the olden style pics?

[@RalphSam]

Thanks! I used my favorite Ricoh and olympus mju ii

[@velvetvan6698]

@@RalphSam Thanks so much for that. The Ricoh seems like a powerhouse!

[@katarzynajanik5507]

salted coffee is the best thing eveer

[@RalphSam]

first time trying it. it was actually one of our favorites from this trip 🤍

[@ly0203]

Love your Ho Chi Minh travel vlog. What is the name of your hotel?

[@RalphSam]

Thank you! It's Cityhouse Ariosa 💚

[@superp0tato]

nice video .

[@RalphSam]

Thanks! ❤️

[@lalourajosefina]

luv your channel, come to rio de janeiro

[@RalphSam]

a dream destination! thank you for watching 😊

[@viivii346]

Can you give us hotel info, it looks so cool

[@RalphSam]

sure! it's cityhouse ariosa 💚

[@GG-xp9nh]

which hotel?

[@RalphSam]

Cityhouse Ariosa ✌🏻

[@Harkinless]

Ralph, what kind of camera are you using in this trip? Such nice clicks.

[@t.fahrmann9757]

5:07 dji pocket 3 plus just their phones😉😊😁

[@RalphSam]

Thanks! I just got a Ricoh actually. Enjoying it so far.

[@monmontan22]

Hello. Do you have price range for the Me Man linen store?

[@RalphSam]

I remember it was about 30 USD for the white long sleeve linen top. Nice Japanese linen.

[@msjiggsaw]

I somehow missed the name of the hotel you stayed at? Care to share please? Will be in HCMC next month. =)

[@RalphSam]

Sure, it's Cityhouse Ariosa 💚

[@ThuyVan-yr1vr]

ANYONE want to visit vietnam just hit me up lol i will show you guys where the local eats and the real taste, the story,..etc

[@RalphSam]

🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@RrrEee-d2b]

I'm planning to visit Vietnam..

[@geeb3376]

What area did you stay in or would recommend?

[@RalphSam]

We stayed in District 3. Walking distance to many great restaurants and cafes. Very green with lots of trees as well. The only downside would be the street noise but that might be similar in other districts. Since it was our first time, we can't compare. 😊

[@yayo1532]

May I ask the name of the hotel please? Thank you.

[@RalphSam]

cityhouse ariosa 💚

[@francismaano5018]

What hotel did you stay?

[@RalphSam]

City House Ariosa 😊

[@krissolis88]

Hi! May I know the name of your hotel? 😊 Thank you!

[@RalphSam]

cityhouse ariosa 💚

[@Jasmin-qs2jq]

On the grab app - is it okay to pay via card? Or did you pay via cash? x

[@RalphSam]

You can put in your card details like Uber. It also works across southeast asian countries like Thailand and the Philippines.

[@Jasmin-qs2jq]

Thank you ❤️ saves the hassle with cash!

[@annaphuong3260]

1 ổ bánh mì 70 nghìn á? O_O I haven't been back to Vietnam since COVID, but a jambon baguette at that price is absurd! One Vietnamese baguette for 70,000 VND is a bit too expensive, don't you think? Hmm...

[@RalphSam]

Since it was an oversized banh mi with lots of meats and one baguette satisfied 2 people, we thought the price was reasonable. But the other street banh mi sure was affordable. Do you have any recommendations? 🙂 How much did they used to cost?

[@joansoberano6642]

Is your hotel room in cityhouse Ariosa?Thanks

[@RalphSam]

yes! 😊

[@dannib5645]

what the name of the hotel ?

[@RalphSam]

cityhouse ariosa 💚

[@DavetBeals]

ngon không bạn

[@RalphSam]

thức ăn ngon ✌🏻

[@TopContent000]

Whats ur hotel name?

[@RalphSam]

cityhouse ariosa ✌🏻

[@andream.313]

Amazing hotel what is the name?

[@RalphSam]

Cityhouse Ariosa 😊 Just a note to bring ear plugs though as you can hear the street traffic ✌🏻

[@KolleenSerrano]

Hi! May I ask what the name of your hotel is? Thank you

[@RalphSam]

Cityhouse Ariosa 😊 Just a note to bring ear plugs though as you can hear the street traffic ✌🏻

[@pamelalaganda]

I love your vlogs and i've been wanting to go to Vietnam so I clicked immediately LOL. 🥹 Love Viet food so much & omg the coffee!!! Just curious for someone who has been both to Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh, which of the two would you guys recommend for first-timers in Vietnam?

[@jan-bu9qc]

HCMC

[@RalphSam]

agree!

[@RalphSam]

thank you for watching! 😊 i would say ho chi minh / saigon is easier to break into if it's your first time. hanoi you should be a little more adventurous and experienced as a traveler.

[@lifewithsuzanne]

What was the hotel you stayed at?

[@RalphSam]

cityhouse ariosa ✌🏻

[@lifewithsuzanne]

@ thanks! Just subscribed after watching this video. Love your videos. Going to Vietnam in February.

[@RalphSam]

Thank you! Enjoy Vietnam 😊

[@jiakylebernal468]

What currency is accepted in vietnam? :> Is it really cheap?

[@RalphSam]

Vietnamese Dong 😊 In our experience it's easier to withdraw from the Airport ATM. But you can also change US dollars at a popular money changer outside Ben Thanh Market.

[@juneekaka1289]

Hotel name please 🙏

[@RalphSam]

cityhouse ariosa! 🤍

[@Dailybeecee]

May I ask, what’s the price range for MeMan??(:

[@RalphSam]

If I remember, around 800,000 to 1,200,000 VND ($30+) per piece ✌🏻

[@Dailybeecee]

@@RalphSam thank yooou(:

[@mylinhle8549]

Which hotel in HCM city did you stay ?

[@RalphSam]

cityhouse ariosa ✌🏻

[@thaokim9264]

Do you mind sharing the name of your hotel?

[@RalphSam]

its cityhouse ariosa 😊

[@ccamri]

Hi! May I know the name of your hotel?

[@RalphSam]

cityhouse ariosa ✌🏻

[@Emmmm199]

Are there any atm withdaral fees in HCM? :)

[@RalphSam]

@@Emmmm199 yes there are usually fees for any overseas atm withdrawal 🙂

[@melissazamora3464]

Hello, what hotel is this?

[@RalphSam]

Cityhouse Arriosa 🙂👌🏽