Tag: saigon

One nice thing about Vietnam, if you get sick, you will get all sorts of medicine. Below is what my doctor recommended to me yesterday for my knees and ankle.Normally my…

Today I visited the Bon Mua Restaurant with two Expat friends. I visit Bon Mua at least once a week and you can say, until today, I am a very faithful customer. They…

After my trip to the medical clinic this evening, I decided to head back to District 1 and try out the halal banh mi for the first time. I always passed it but never…

I thought this was a great shot of the traffic jam as it was occurring just a couple hours ago in District 1. I took this shot from the Pham Ngu Lao Coffee Beans. Next…

For those of us who live in Saigon, we all know who they are. anphabe, a so-called social media site that claims to connect leaders. For most of us, though, anphabe is…

Actually, this particularly thing has annoyed me for a couple weeks now. After the Tet holiday, I noticed that my motorbike is getting damaged at the parking lots and in…

Visited some friends at Vincom Center today. I was walking past NYDC when I noticed a birthday party with a clown. It was cute, the first time I ever saw a clown in…

Today I met up with Jen (@sitesnbite), the Korean American blogger behind Sites'n Bites at Coffee Beans. She is a fellow Seattleite who has lived in Saigon for over two…

The other day I parked beneath the Bitexco Building. I looked up and took this shot: Damn this is a tall building!

Not sure what compelled me to take this picture of the New World Hotel the other night. I pass it everyday most likely taking it for granted. It actually has a good…

I first visited my first Highlands Coffee by the Opera House in District 1 back in 2003. Since that time, I had visited many of the Highlands as they starting spreading…

Last Saturday night, an American friend and I met at Zoom Cafe. It was actually a boring night in the Pham Ngu Lao area until we both noticed a Vietnamese girl walking…

I was riding back towards Nguyen Trai Street in District 1 when this new pink Baskin and Robbin's popped up of nowhere. I knew there was on on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai but…

My friend returned from Malaysia with her new Samsung Galaxy Android Tablet. I remember back in October, 2008, people thought I was crazy for using an G1 Android phone…

I am adding a new blog to my list of Vietnam Bloggers on SaigonNezumi. Yesterday I met a new food blogger, John (@SGNPilot), for dinner at Bon Mua Four Seasons, a halal…

Today I met up with Clifton for lunch at the Zen Plaza Sushi Bar in District 1. Despite being walking distance from Zen Plaza, this was my first visit to Sushi Bar 2 is…

As many of you know, over a month ago Java Cafe closed down. It was a popular mainstay at the corner of Hai Ba Trung and Dong Du in District 1. I have been using Java…

This is the first time I could really get a shot of this picture on my motorbike. There is a new building near the alleyway where I live along Nguyen Trai Street. I…

Last night I spent several hours at the Berru Turkish and Coffee Restaurant in District 2. I took some photos of the kitchen. I do warn people, you will be hungry…

Santa Fe Cafe is a very popular restaurant frequented by Expats in the Pham Ngu Lao (Backpacker Area) of District 1 (see map below). It is always packed and prices quite…