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The perception of many in Saigon is that the air quality in Thao Dien is better than District 1. In fact, at noon today the air quality in Thao Dien was the same as in…

The new upper class area in Saigon is located at Nguyen Co Thach less than 5 minutes from both the Thu Thiem bridge and Thu Thiem tunnel. You can find condos and high…

I never knew this area existed. Take a look of the view from near the Ham Thu Thiem area just across from District 4. A great view of District 1 and 4.

At the request of a couple Expats from both Saigon and Hanoi, I decided to do a test of the DIY Air Purifier in my bedroom. My main air purifier since August, 2016, has…

Yeah, I got a after market exhaust on My Kawasaki Z300 motorcycle. Yes, it is a bit loud but needed on the streets of Saigon. For pollution, my Arrow exhaust meets Euro…

You can upload your dna results to Prometheus for about $5 USD to get your health report. For some this may be scary. This week I will look at the results of some of the…

Some will say it is not necessary but I added it anyway. Sometimes you have to repeatedly switch gears on the streets of Saigon. There were times I wanted to know which…

No surprise here. I am half Japanese according to 23andme. I was surprised to be listed as 1/4 British and Irish. Ten percent French and German. I assumed I was at least…

23andme confirmed that I am 50 percent Japanese. Oddly enough, I am 52 percent East Asian. I always have some semblance of my Japanese pride at home.

I have created a YouTube Page for my Kawasaki Z300 motorcycle trips. Right now they contain videos I post to Instagram and Facebook. I will post longer videos with…

Yep, I got it.

With my BlueAir Air purifier, my room always has good, clean air. I brought this from Shanghai to Saigon. No regrets. The air quality shows for it.

Yesterday several people reported that they felt the AQI reading for Saigon was not accurate. They felt it was too low. Check the reading below : In fact, this was a…

Twist of the Wrist 1 and 2 are books and videos anybody who rides a motorcycle (and motorbike) should read. The rule of thumb, if you have no idea what countersteering…

Currently the air is at 127 AQI for PM2.5 in District 4 of Saigon. Looking at the picture below, you can tell it is much higher in Phu My Hung (District 8). As usual…

Last week I conducted several tests with my DIY Air Purifer with a SmartAir HEPA filter and Vietnamese fan. The results of testing two rooms at 40 square meters was…

Yesterday my portable solar panel was returned to me. I will use it to power my AirVisual Public Node in the future. In the meantime it is powering my LaserEgg.

A huge frustration is trying to walk around Saigon on the sidewalks. As the below picture show, motorbikes still rule Saigon sidewalks.

At a popular coffee shop. I am wondering why the fan is faced against the window. I really needed it. The waitress eventually turned it towards me.

Kenn Smith made me some motorcycle boots. I wanted a pair which my toe was actually at the toe of the boot. They worked quite well today.