Tag: Saigon Photos

Since I started working outside in 2013, I got to see the development of CrossFit firsthand. In Kazakhstan, I was a member of Reactor CrossFit and CrossFit Bruteforce in…

Last week I visited the Berru Turkish Restaurant in District 7. It is hard to believe that it has been over two years since I last visited Berru. Mr. Cem, the owner, is…

Four the last four years, one of my main staples for dinner was grechka, buckwheat barley. It was an inexpensive protein easily bought in Kazakhstan and China. When I…

I forgot to post this picture of China Southern landing in Saigon at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport. It was on a flight from Guangzhou International Airport…

As everyone may know, I spend a fair amount of time at Babas Kitchen when I am in Saigon. It continues to be rated one of the best Indian restaurants in Saigon, let…

Took these night pictures of Saigon from Saigon Grill this evening. Boy is Saigon changing. Bitexco Financial Tower in the distance Pham Ngu Lao area in the distance…

So, my stay in Saigon is about to end. I really enjoyed spending my two weeks at the Saigon Sports Club. It is really an awesome gym. I could do all of. My Olympic Lifts…

So, my Philips electric shaver, which I bought at Nguyen Kiem over a year ago, dies. I really hated this razer so I wanted to replace it. Searching on the Internet, I…

Been away from Saigon for nearly 3 weeks already. I miss my little home in District 1. I will return to Saigon on December 20th. This is near the alleyway where I…

I used to think the Bitexco Tower was an eyesore. Now it is a good landmark for me to get my bearings similar to the KL Tower in KL. I took this shot from Saigon Pearl…

This is Saigon. A city with literally millions of motorbikes. Though I only rode a motorbike once during my last trip to Saigon, I still miss riding them. Posted from…

The Saigon Opera House looked really nice when I took this photo. Posted from WordPress for Android

I bought about 10 boxes of Claritin in Saigon when I was there. Much cheaper there. Roughly $3.80 USD/box of 10. In Almaty it is costs about $7.20/box. I know I can get…

Over a month and a half ago this was the temperature in Almaty, Kazakhstan: Almaty Weather - March , 2014 Today Saigon got this hot: Saigon Weather - March, 2014 Yes, I…

I love Saigon. It is about 35 C and now I am sitting on the street drinking a cafe sua da. It will be hard to return to Kazakhstan. :-) Posted from WordPress for Android

Today I finally visited The Daun restaurant. It is a halal restaurant catering to Muslim tourists visiting Saigon. Most of the customers are Malaysian tour groups so the…

At Tan Son Nhat airport now. Heading back to Almaty with Air Astana. Will be in Almaty later this afternoon. Air Astana Posted from WordPress for Android

Scoozi Pizza has nice brick oven pizzas. One of the best in Saigon. It is located on Thai Van Lung next to Capital Place Building. Posted from WordPress for Android

Wishing all of my readers a Happy New Year 2014. January 1 is also the New Asian Year for Japan so welcome the Year of the Horse. Posted from WordPress for Android

This week I had 2 suits made. Of course I needed to get some shirts and ties. I bought three new shirts from Mattana and 5 ties from the Saigon Tax Center along with 5…