If I told you I’m busy eating pizza, salads from Cosi and Starbucks coffee so that I can get my fill before I go 5 weeks without those NY staples…I’d be lying. I’m already eating Vietnamese food and I haven’t even left town yet. This latest feast on Friday night was at one of our favorite Vietnamese restaurants in Chinatown, Pho Viet Huong, as part of a weekly meeting by the New York Vietnamese Language and Culture Meetup.
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This is the second time in the past year that I’ve looked into airfare from the US to Vietnam, specifically from New York. I’ve tried all of the usual online places like Expedia, Travelocity and Kayak.com. However, the best fares I’ve found both times have come from taking a little trip to New York’s Chinatown to visit Wa Minh Travel on Grand Street. This small agency is run by Happy and her cousin, Susan and is tucked away just up a flight of stairs on the second floor. Happy and Susan are friendly and very helpful and their prices are cheaper than anything I’ve found online, usually by a couple hundred bucks.
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