June 2018

Since transitioning to a predominately plant-based diet, one dishes that I enjoy more is my Japanese curry rice dish. It was the easiest to transition from meat to…

Wayne's Coffee, a Swedish coffee chain, opened their first cafe in Saigon over a week ago. Located at the new Viettel Tower, 285 Cach Mang Thang 8, Wayne's Coffee has a…

Baba's Kitchen's District 1 location will be moving on July 5th, 2018. Babas will be moving to the end of Bui Vien Street at 274 Bui Vien. See the below map for more…

Just saw this location for Starbucks last Thursday in District 3. I did not stop there but thought the location was pretty cool. This Starbucks is located at the corner…

23andme just did an update that allowed me to see the results of more of my genes. The most interesting gene that I looked at was for SNP rs41310927. This gene has been…

About a month ago I decided to to upload my 23andme dna results to WeGene. Within a day I got my results. Just look at the image below, WeGene says I am part Chinese…

I tried out Aber this week. With it's name, you would think they are trying to replace Uber in Saigon. It makes good marketing sense. There are many disgruntled former…

This little guy was roaming around H1 Coffee. Little Bird at H1 Coffee in District 4 of Saigon

Parking can be a hassle in Vietnam if you want a scratchfree bike. I always.put a motorcycle cover on my.bike. Still, occasionally you get another bike right on your…

One of my favorite fruits in Vietnam. Vietnamese dragon fruit

I decided to try the vegetarian English Breakfast at Bookworm during the week. I was very surprised, it was quite good. I never thought tofu scrambled eggs would taste…

For those interested in Japanese books, Bookworm has a stack of them alongside their English language books. Could be a good way to interest Japanese tourists to try…