SEALED WITH Adventure

We have friends in town, and of course we were thrilled to take another motorbike foodie adventure! This time, we rode pillion with the crew of Back of the Bike Tours for their Ho Chi Minh City Street Food Tasting Tour. As is typical of Vietnamese street food vendors, each stop specialized in a very specific dish or two - and these Saigon street eats did not disappoint! We feasted on full portions of some delicious Vietnamese dishes until we were stuffed. Here's just a sample

We pretty much love whenever our family or friends come to town because we get to try new things and experience Saigon at an even deeper level. Motorbike food tours have quickly become one of our favorite activities to do with our visitors. Having tried several other tour companies, we were excited to give Saigon on Bikes a try. Their "Saigon Delish" tour turned out to be one of the best, taking us off the beaten {tourist} path and to some of the city's choice local spots. Fr

If you're wondering where my "About Me" photo at the footer of the website comes from, it's this night on the back of a vintage Vespa scooter drinking a Bia Saigon. This is our second motorbike food tour in Vietnam, and definitely a different vibe than our first! The "Saigon After Dark" tour offered by Vietnam Vespa Adventures is like the party-bus of foodie tours. The drinks are free-flowing and the food is some of Saigon's best street eats. My brother was particularly fond

Our good college friends came to visit and we decided to brave new adventures with XO Tours "The Foodie". We sampled some of the most amazing street food Vietnam has to offer! While touring Saigon at night on the back of a motorbike, we feasted on bún bò Huế (a popular Vietnamese soup containing thin rice noodles and beef), BBQ goat, fresh grilled prawns, jumping chicken {also known as frog}, plenty of amazing seafood, balut {boiled duck embryo}, and coconut jelly. We survive

I liken crossing the street in Ho Chi Minh City to a game of Frogger. Remember that game? Jumping the little frog forward, backward, and side-to-side to "hop" him successfully to the other side of the street without getting hit by a car. That's my daily life here. In a city where motorbikes rule the road [and sidewalk...] crossing the street is not for the faint of heart. Throw a toddler in the mix, and it's downright treacherous. Nonetheless, we've walked quite a few miles o