street food. sugar cane.

possibly the best part of vacation is food. this is the first picture of many to come of street food. this is a sugar cane drink. when we were kids we used to go to downtown la buy sugarcane from the back of trucks and chew on it. this was reminiscent of those times, and it was super refreshing in the humid night. it was awesome, she turned on a generator and then sent the sugar cane through!

travels. ho chi min city. arrival.

after what strangely felt like a short plane ride (14 hours from nyc) we arrived in ho chi min city ready for food and adventure. we ate, we walked, and we talked. locals always want to steer you to flashy places what they don't realize is we would be happiest sitting on tiny stools just for the experience. our first night we sat at a picnic table and paid 120 dong for a meal for two with a few drinks (6 dollars.) By the end of 24 hours we found the tiny stools where we paid 50 dong (less than 3 dollars) for the same meal and some smiling faces too!
our meal of choice in ho chi min was bun, a noodle soup. deliciousness! you'll notice it in the first picture. this was our little buddy we made friends with while sitting on tiny stools in a non-touristy part of town. it took him a little while to warm up to us but what really did the trick was showing him his own photo!