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  • Daily Life

    Why I left Saigon in Sept 2022

    I left Vietnam to get a new visa, then I did not return.

  • Site News

    Migrating from Wordpress to Wagtail

    SaigonNezumi migrated to Wagtail, Goodbye Wordpress

  • Daily Life

    Malaysian Street (An Ninh Street) all shutdown in Saigon

    The famous Malaysian Street near the Ben Thanh Market has been hit hard by covid-19. This used to be a busy area full of Malaysian Muslim tourists. Sadly, nearly a year…

  • Daily Life

    US Peace Corps to enter Vietnam by mid-2022

    Not sure how I missed this report but I found out by an email from the US Embassy in Hanoi today that the US Peace Corps was finally invited by Vietnam to enter the…

  • Clean Air

    How Effective Are Air Purifiers In Your Home? | Talking Point

    It has been awhile since I last posted at this blog. With the new cooler weather in Saigon, the cooler morning temperatures mean early morning PM 2.5 levels are…

  • Daily Life

    Humans of Saigon

    Here is a great video on Vimeo looking at the Saigonese people. A very good perspective. Humans Of Saigon from Han Phan on Vimeo.

  • Daily Life

    Online Groceries with Chopp.vn in Saigon

    A couple months ago I started to use Chopp.vn to order some groceries that I needed that was hard to find at the local markets such as Family Mart or Vinmart. So far I…

  • Daily Life

    The Coolest Guides in Vietnam! - XO Tours

    Been meaning to do this for Tung for the longest time. I will post videos about XO Tours often now. Partly because this is a cool tour with awesome Vietnamese guides. XO…

  • Daily Life

    Bamboo Airways’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner: An Inside Look

    Bamboo Airlines is one of the newest players in the Vietnamese airlines industry. Bamboo Airlines aims to offer high quality 5-star service at an affordable price. They…

  • Food and Drink

    Pancakes at Saigon Siblings

    Took a short break today at Saigon Siblings (formerly Vietcetera Cafe). I had a craving for pancakes so I headed that way after I finished my "chores" in District 1. I…

  • Daily Life

    Shop Fuji - Japanese food in Vietnam

    Being a person of Japanese ancestry, I have to have my Japanese food. Buying Japanese food in Saigon can get a bit expensive. Hence, I normally just focus on buying miso…

  • Food and Drink

    Sri Lankan Buffet at Baba's Kitchen (Thao Dien)

    Every Sunday at Baba's Kitchen in Thao Dien, the Sri Lankan chef prepares a Sri Lankan buffet. It has become one of the customer favorites at Baba's Kitchen on Sundays…

  • Food and Drink

    Northern Thali at Baba's Kitchen (Saigon)

    One of my favorite dishes at Baba's Kitchen is the Northern Thali. According to Baba's Kitchen's menu, a thali is: "...is a complete meal with curries, vegetables, rice…

  • Daily Life

    Zip Codes / Postal Codes for Saigon (HCMC)

    Have you ever wondered which zip code/postal code to put for Saigon? It is a question that Vietnamese and Expats always ask about. No worries, inXpress360 did a great…

  • Food and Drink

    Bite Size Asia Vloggers in Vietnam

    Thai and Vietnamese Vloggers Bite Size Asia are new vloggers in Vietnam. They are interesting in that one of the vloggers is Thai, the other is Vietnamese. Hence you get…

  • Social Media

    Mongol Invasion of Vietnam (1258-1288)

    In Asian history, you always hear about the two failed Mongol invasions of Japan in the late 1300s. Yet me know very little about two, also failed, Mongol invasions of…

  • Saigon Vloggers

    Saigon Fire Department Training

    FirePoAm always puts some great video content on the fire department, police and ambulances in Saigon. Today he posted a video with the fire department doing a training…

  • Daily Life

    Sand mining negative affects on Vietnam

    National Geographic is one of the many publications taking a look at the negatives affect of sand mining in Vietnam and the rest of Southeast Asia. In Vietnam, sand…

  • Clean Air

    Indonesian forest fires creating haze in Saigon?

    For those living in Saigon the last several years, it is becoming a norm to deal with rising air pollution as Autumn arrives. This year, in particular, the levels of PM…

  • Food and Drink

    Filthy Vegan - new Saigon vegan restaurant

    Filthy Vegan, run by the same infamous owner of Bookworm's Coffee, just recently opened a new vegan restaurant near the corner of De Tham and Co Bac in District 1 (just…