Travelfish correspondent Angela Schonberg

Based in Ho Chi Minh City, Angela, the daughter of a fisherman and an astronomer, grew up on a nice stretch of land just north of Seattle, Washington. A well-mannered young woman, she excels at being on time and bartering. When she isn’t trying to solve the Millennium Prize Problems, she’s tweeting at @AngelaSchonberg and sharing her traveling adventures on the Internet.
Website: http://www.angelaschonberg.com/

Posts by Angela Schonberg:

• Saigon ladies’ nights

  First published: 12 Jan 2012
  

  There are places in Southeast Asia that have some pretty sweet deals on drinks. Thailand has their buckets, Hanoi has some cheap beer on the street, and Saigon is no different. While HCMC has some cool rooftop bars, and cheap drinks in general, an additional thing to keep an eye out for — at least … read the full post

• Saigon’s top cupcakes

  First published: 09 Jan 2012
  

  I might be addicted to red velvet cupcakes. I spent a summer in New York, where cupcakes are a big deal, and I got hooked. Then, all of a sudden, cupcakes started becoming a big deal everywhere: now weddings have cupcakes instead of regular cakes, and cupcake bakeries have popped up all over, even in … read the full post

• Mekong Delta day tour

  First published: 04 Jan 2012
  

  If you take a stroll through Saigon’s backpacker district of Pham Ngu Lao you’ll notice that the landscape is full of travel agents. They are everywhere. Although they all offer tours that will take you throughout Vietnam, their specialties are trips to the Cu Chi Tunnels and tours of the Mekong Delta. When you’re looking … read the full post

• Tet in Saigon

  First published: 02 Jan 2012
  

  Now that Christmas and New Year are all wrapped up most of the world tidies up and gets on with their lives. This isn’t quite the case in HCMC, where the start of a New Year on the Gregorian calendar signifies a soon-to-come even bigger celebration: Tet, the Lunar New Year, celebrated this year between … read the full post

• A good Saigon spa

  First published: 29 Dec 2011
  

  Let’s face it: sometimes you need a day away from all of life’s hustle and bustle. The daily grind of traffic and a constant state of busyness can really get you down if you don’t steal away for some ‘me’ time. This is especially true when you’re travelling and more so if you’re travelling in … read the full post

• Canyoning in Da Lat

  First published: 22 Dec 2011
  

  When you’re travelling in Vietnam, taking tours can become a common theme of your trip. Tours can be great, but after you’ve done a few they can get a little repetitive. Lately I’ve been looking for a little more adventure in my travels around Saigon so when my friend recommended I take a quick weekend … read the full post

• New Year’s Eve in Saigon

  First published: 19 Dec 2011
  

  Christmas in HCMC is a bit of an extravaganza, with fantastic decorations everywhere and people making an evening out of just hanging out around them. But as crazy as Christmas gets it has nothing on New Year’s Eve in Saigon. Ringing in the New Year right is a high priority for the city; decorations line … read the full post

• Christmas in Saigon

  First published: 16 Dec 2011
  

  Saigon is in the grips of the Christmas spirit. Everywhere you go, something will be there to remind you that the happiest time of the year is right around the corner. Large streetside decorations, cafes pumping out your seasonal favourite songs, and tin foil snow is everywhere. A Saigon Christmas is a different sort of … read the full post

• Saigon street food: Banh khot

  First published: 12 Dec 2011
  

  I recently took a trip up to northern Vietnam to see Hanoi, and to meet my fellow Hanoi Travelfish.org blogger who writes here. Being a street food junkie I cruised the streets and found several of my Saigon staples, like bun bo hue and hot vit lon, readily available. It made me realise how many … read the full post

• December getaways: Saigon to Nha Trang

  First published: 07 Dec 2011
  

  With the exception of Tet, which sees Saigon comes to a four-day screeching halt, holidays can make people here go extra crazy. Christmas sees Saigon residents jam the streets to look at the Christmas lights around the city and getting a taxi from the airport is ridiculous: last year on Christmas Day I was quoted … read the full post