Tag: saigon

  • Year of the Snake Tet Traffic Jam

    Normally the Tet holiday means the streets of Saigon are deserted. Not anymore, capitalism has made Tet another Western commercialized holiday with heavy holiday…

  • Santa Cafe in Pham Ngu Lao - Saigon

    A very famous restaurant in Saigon with some of the best foods for backpackers. Santa Cafe is always packed most of the night with some of the best banana shakes I ever…

  • A relaxing coffee shop in the Ben Thanh District

    I forgot the name of this coffee shop but it is located in the Ben Thanh District. It is one of the most relaxing coffee shops I have recently found with a friend…

  • Tet Holiday lights in Saigon

    Saigon is a beautiful city during Tet. Light decorations like those below line most of the streets in District 1. Tet lights in Saigon

  • Saigon from District 4

    Remnants of old Saigon still exists in District 4. Too bad this will soon disappear too. old Saigon - District 4

  • Tet Party

    It is normal for students to throw a Tet party for their teachers. It is a good way to get close together with your students. This in turn encourages students to…

  • Vietnamese Fruit and Sting

    A small Tet party with my Vietnamese English students. They brought some delicious and tasty Vietnamese fruits served with Sting. Cham chams are in the bag to the right…

  • Ali Baba Restaurant Grand Opening - Doner Kebabs in Saigon

    A new halal restaurant, Ali Baba Restaurant, is opening up near the Tan Son Nhat Airport offering halal doner kebabs. It will open tomorrow, February 22nd. Opening deals…

  • After Tet Saigon getting back to normal - My Update

    Life in Saigon is getting back to normal. This is one of the best Tets I ever experienced in Saigon which is amazing since I never actually left the city. I got about 9…

  • Relative Humidity Quite Low in Saigon

    The relative humidity is quite low in Saigon the last couple days. This is something I am just not used to. I never remember it being this low. Accuweather says the…

  • How the traffic police got my 600,000 VND

    Well, it is the Year of the Snake now. Today is Day 4 of the Tet New Year here in Vietnam. I rode my motorbike to Bien Hoa outside of Saigon to see a friend. I rode him…

  • Put the Weights Back!!!

    One of the thing that really irritates me at ANY gym are those guys who load up the bars or machines with weights, do one or two reps, AND then walk away from the…

  • Olympic Weightlifting Area at Get Fit Gym (Saigon)

    I have now been doing Olympic Weightlifting at Get Fit Gym in Saigon for over a couple months now. My technique is slowly improving though I still have about 6 more…

  • Ripping my hands at the gym

    Wow, I ripped one of the callous on my right hand yesterday doing my Olympic Weightlifting workout. It has been a long time since I done that. Got to toughen up my hands…

  • Xmas Card from Babas Kitchen

    Got a really nice Christmas card from Babas Kitchen. Babas still has one of the best customer service in Saigon.

  • Yes, I do wear high heels

    Olympic weightlifters commonly wear their 'high heeled' weightlifting shoes in the gym for better balance. They also look cool too. Here are my Adidas weightlifting…

  • Coop Mart and Daisen

    A common site when heading to the Go Vap District on Nguyen Kiem street are the Coop Mart and Daisen stores. The Coop Mart has been there for ages now.

  • Stormy Saigon

    A big storm approached Saigon a couple days ago bringing huge downpours. Look at these clouds. It was raining when I took these photos.

  • Saigon Road Rules - Anything wrong with this picture

    This picture should speak for itself. What is wrong with this picture? In Saigon, you always have to deal with motorbikes going the opposite way on a one-way road. This…

  • Busy Train Crossing in Phu Nhuan

    After leaving the Phu Nhuan District in 2010, it is not often that I actually cross the train tracks, let alone wait for the train, in Saigon anymore. Last Monday was…