Escaping Saigon for the hills of Đà Lạt in Vietnam’s stunning central highlands
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Escaping Saigon for the hills of Đà Lạt in Vietnam’s stunning central highlands

Like generations before him, our intrepid editor escapes Saigon for the cool mountain air and the best produce Vietnam has to offer By Matt CowanChief Editor The Bureau Asia “Oh wow, I had no idea how handsome he was!” says my wife, admiring a large black and white portrait of a young Alexandre Yersin hanging…

LISTEN: The hidden Saigon gems you’re missing out on
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LISTEN: The hidden Saigon gems you’re missing out on

By Matt CowanChief Editor The Bureau Asia Recently, Kerry Newsome, the host of well-known travel podcast What About Vietnam, got in touch with me and suggested we sit down and record an episode for her channel at iconic French brasserie, The Refinery. So we did! In this fun episode, we chat about Saigon’s hidden gems, its French…

WATCH: This Saigon neighbourhood is one of the world’s coolest to visit in 2025
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WATCH: This Saigon neighbourhood is one of the world’s coolest to visit in 2025

By Matt CowanChief Editor The Bureau Asia Long-running English travel and entertainment magazine Time Out recently released a list of the coolest neighbourhoods on the planet, and this year, Saigon’s expat enclave of Thao Dien came in at number 16 out of 38 ahead of neighbourhoods in London, New York, Paris and LA among others….