Elly Thuy Nguyen: 5 books

Don't get ripped off in Vietnam. Buying any product or service in Vietnam can frustrate the bravest travelers. Often there are no posted prices, and visitors are fleeced. Don't be clueless. Don't get scammed. Saigon Secrets is Elly Thuy Nguyen's insider guide to paying local prices and saving...

Da Nang and Hoi An: the complete travel guide, from a local expert Da Nang is Vietnam's up-and-coming city. It offers urban excitement, Vietnamese culture largely unaffected by tourism, and stunning natural beauty. But Da Nang is in many ways still a small town, and it remains poorly documented,...

Vietnamese girls are a minefield. A very hot minefield. We've got the hoochie-koochie, but we're also a load of trouble, and an enigma wrapped in a mystery. And a bowl of pho. We come on strong, then suddenly back away. We wear extremely revealing clothes, but faint at the mention of...

Experience real Saigon: My Saigon Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) offers bustling streets, amazing walks, too-hip-for-you cafes, rocking music clubs, luxurious salons, explosively delicious restaurants, and indoor cat zoos. Saigon is Vietnam. It's young, practical, crowded, and a little bit brash. Unfortunately,...

The Vietnamese language is brimming with fascinatingly evocative slang conceived and used on the streets of Saigon, over the din of clinking coffee glasses and whirring motorcycles.  Yet this slang remains largely undocumented. Saigon Street Talk is a compilation and learning guide...