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Crossing the road in Saigon on any normal day is an utterly terrifying act. But with a hangover? It’s like playing Russian roulette. After some generous vodka on the last night of our Pandaw Cruise along the Mekong River from Cambodia to Vietnam, I find myself at the infamous roundabout outside of Saigon’s Ben Thanh […]