Living in Ho Chi Minh City for The First Time | Is It Worth it?

We're officially in Ho Chi Minh City and these are our first 48 hours -- one work-focused day and one full explore day, because that's the balance slow travel actually requires. Between figuring out a Vietnamese SIM card at the gym, booking a massage we almost didn't get, grocery shopping for meals we had to construct from scratch, and ending the night with an $8 grocery haul that genuinely slapped -- the work day was fuller than we expected. Then on day two we hit the War Remnants Museum, stumbled onto Book Street, got a custom postcard made, and somehow ended up on a hop-on hop-off bus with no audio guide and all the whimsy Christian could handle. Come see what these two days actually looked like. 👉 JOIN OUR THAILAND GROUP TRIP: https://lifewithrachelandchristian.com/group-trips/thailand 🌍 Join Our Travel Community Get behind-the-scenes updates, real-time travel moments, and monthly postcards from wherever we are in the world. 🎒 Patreon → https://patreon.com/LifeWithRachelandChristian ☕ Buy us a Layover Latte → https://ko-fi.com/lifewithrachelandchristian ⸻ 🧳 Travel Gear We Use 🛍️ Full Amazon Travel Storefront → https://amzn.to/4iWfGzK Popular Gear from This Channel • Travel Backpacks • Travel Essentials • Travel Laundry Solutions • Travel Tech + Filming Gear ⸻ ✈️ Travel Tools & Services 📱 Holafly eSIM (use code RACHELTHOMAS) → https://holafly.sjv.io/VxQ2ea 🏥 SafetyWing Travel Insurance → https://safetywing.com/?referenceID=26296972&utm_source=26296972&utm_medium=AmbassadorreferenceID=26296972&utm_source=26296972&utm_medium=Ambassador 🎟️ Book Tours & Activities → Viator: https://www.viator.com/?pid=P00058688&uid=U00580422&mcid=58086&currency=USD GetYourGuide: https://gyg.me/ffWGNH5i 🧳Luggage Hero luggage storage → https://lughero.com/ThomasTravelConcierge 🚢 Virgin Voyages Cruise → https://www.virginvoyages.com/book/voyage-planner/find-a-voyage?agencyId=15975&agentId=195680&bookingChannel=FMLINK&cabins=1&currencyCode=USD&fromDate=2024-09-01&priceType=perCabin&sailors=2&sortType=date&toDate=2024-10-31 ⸻ 🎥 Creator Tools 🎬 My Camera Setup & Creator Gear → https://amzn.to/43gNjGJ ⸻ 📚 Courses We Took • YouTube Growth Course: https://groundedlife.thinkific.com/courses/youtube-after-40?ref=95bc50 • Long-Term Travel Course: https://groundedlife.thinkific.com/courses/retirement-travel-jumpstart?ref=95bc50 • Travel + YouTube Bundle: https://groundedlife.thinkific.com/bundles/retirement-travel-jumpstart-youtube-after-40?ref=95bc50 ⸻ LET’S CONNECT Rachel’s Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/rachelthomaslife/ Christian’s Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/cyttravels Rachel’s TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@rachelthomaslife/ Christian’s Tiktok → https://www.tiktok.com/@cyttravels/ Work With Us → Admin@ThomasTravelConcierge.com ⸻ Affiliate Disclosure: Some links may be affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support the channel so we can keep creating helpful content. All opinions are our own.