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Ho Chi Minh City

Trying to find our place in this motorbike-buzzing metropolis.

Story by Dustin Johnston August 9th, 2016

our cat-friendly airbnb

If you know us well, then you already know why we booked this place. Carol found it on Buzzfeed and we immediately booked ourselves a 4-night stay. The host/owner never told us their names so we just made some up.

Our alley for the 4-day stay.
This crazy young cat loved to play. We nicknamed him "dat boi."
Here come dat boi! Oh shit waddup.
Butters loved the pets.
Little Skelly was wary but loved to play, bite, and attack.
Nubbins because of her chopped tail.
Hanging out in HCMC's biggest park.
The barber shop.
Propaganda-style posters are still pervasive.
HCMC's version of Notre Dame Cathedral.
Wicker for sale.
The watchmaker.
Fruit stand.
The Ho Chi Minh Reunification Palace.
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Vietnam War Remnants Museum.
The HCMC post office.
Interior of the post office.
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Propaganda Vietnamese Bistro.
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Motorbikes

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HCMC's hidden cafes

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more around town

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Footnote: Photos by Dustin Johnston // Twitter, Instagram: @DJPhotoVideo // www.dustinphotovideo.com
Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam