March 2019

Tool some photos of Saigon at Dusk. The city is really changing. Saigon Pullman Hotel in District 1 District 1 District 4 in the distance Bitexco Financial Tower

Occasionally when I park at LuxCity, there will be one motorbike blocking other motorbikes from parking in the inside space. It happens at least a couple times a week…

Just posting more photos from Evo Strength and Fitness. A great gym for Olympic weightlifting and powerlifting. Evo is getting some Crossfit members as well. As you can…

A couple weeks ago I returned to District 1 from Thao Dien via the Saigon Bridge. It is amazing how things have changed in Saigon since I first arrived in May, 2004. The…

I have not flown on Air Nok but I really love their plane design. The duck bill on the Boeing 737s are very cute. Air Nok - Tan Son Nhat Airport (Saigon) Air Nok Boeing…

With more and more airlines retiring their Boeing 747-400s, I am beginning to wonder if I will ever fly on this model again. My last flights was in 2016 from Seoul…

The past Hanoi Summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un brought back memories of me visiting the DMZ in South Korea back in June, 2016. I never actually posted the…

Construction noise is an everlasting occurrence in developing cities such as Saigon. In my nearly 15 years residing in Vietnam, I have never lived at a place that did…

District 2's An Phu area has changed so much. Gentrification has removed many of the older homes and shantys with newer homes and buildings. The ride back from Thao Dien…

I make this trip at least once a week now. This leg can get nerve racking since I am always entering it during rush hour. Thu Thiem Tunnel from District 2 of Saigon

Well, the new 2019 Kawasaki Ninja 400s are here and boy they are nice. You will start seeing these bikes more on the streets of Saigon as the preferences. The 2019…

A couple weeks ago I dropped by Kawasaki Maxmoto. During my wait I got to see the Vinfast Klara for the first time. This is the first electric bike produced in Vietnam…

Being of mixed Japanese heritage, I have to have some "real" authentic Japanese food weekly. I started visiting Japanese Restaurant Masuo about a month ago. It is…