Travel / Rebecca E Jones

6 Of The Best Saigon City Pads on Airbnb

The explosion of Saigon as a top destination for culture vultures means savvy property owners all over town have been revamping their homes and renting to curious visitors through pioneering travel site Airbnb.

Venturess • 11th December 2018

Why I can’t go to the beach anymore | Venturess

Living in Saigon, as I do, can get a little relentless and often requires a quick escape. Last weekend was mine, and I was booked to go to Phu Quoc: an island to the very south of Vietnam famed for its idyllic beaches and natural beauty...

Venturess • 5th September 2018

Tokyo: where past and present meet in the future

From the moment I arrived at Tokyo’s Narita airport I felt as if I had stepped both back and forward in time. ATM’s with cube-buttoned pin-pads sat side by side with machines vending smart phone SIM cards pre-loaded with 4g data...

15th October 2017

Myanmar: Ghosts of Revolutions Past

Haunted by a history that echoes through abandoned buildings, deep suspicion and an apathy that hangs like a fog around its most beautiful landmarks, Myanmar is both irresistible and disturbing

AnyArena • 9th October 2017

Now Open: Pier 17

Pier 17, located in the basement of the new RomeA department store on Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, offers carefully sourced and meticulously prepared shellfish from both Vietnam and North America that very few in HCMC will have tasted before.

5th October 2017

Five To Try: Retro Cafés In Saigon | AnyArena

From the relaxed elegance of Indochine to the more lurid colours of the 1980’s, Rebecca Jones explores the best retro cafes Saigon has to offer.

Oi • 21st August 2017

Write to Live | Oi Magazine

Rebecca Jones takes on Saigon Street Eats' Calligraphy and Coffee Trail Tour to explore the ever evolving landscape of the Vietnamese language.

AnyArena • 9th October 2017

Be Outside Inside In Saigon Alley-Inspired Restaurant

If squatting on tiny plastic chairs by the side of smog filled motorways for your lunch has become just a little too much to bear, the new ‘Hẻm Restaurant’ (hẻm means alley in English) complex in district 6 could be the answer.

AnyArena • 9th October 2017

7 Things To Do This June | AnyArena

This month Saigon boasts a whole host of events to keep you entertained as we race towards the end of the first half of 2017.

Oi • 4th August 2017

Capture and Release | Oi Magazine

Rebecca Jones joins Quinn Ryan Mattingly on his early morning street photography tour, skulking through the markets and backstreets of Ho Chi Minh's fifth district