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A Facebook friend, Mario, is selling his green 2017 Kawasaki Z300. 5300 kms, Z300 has many accessories and extras including original stock exhaust and akrapovic exhaust…

My motorcycle got some damage at my apartment's parking garage last week. My front fender was hit quite hard. Will have to get it repaired next week. Yesterday…

This is where my helmets stay in my apartment. I actually have three full face helmets now. Anyone need an XL full face Yohe modular helmet, let me know. Oh, if you want…

I ordered a box of 10 AQBLUE PM2.5 masks. Arrived on time. Looking forward to wearing them.

Monday shots from Calmette Bridge crossing from District 1 to District 4. It was a good day for some pictures. Lots of construction occurring in District 4. It is…

I was around Ben Thanh Market on Monday to exchange some USD to Vietnamese Dong. The whole area has changed. I really miss the feel the Pre-2013 Saigon I remember before…

Vinhommes in Saigon is one of the best kept secrets with a nice large park next to the Saigon River. Enjoy the pictures. Apartments are still available for rent and…

Saigon is experiencing more bad air days with PM 2.5 levels above 150 AQI. Below is a photo from my apartment to Phu My Hung. Notice that the Phu My Hung Bridge on the…

Spent a couple hours at thus garage in District 5. They were installing various mods to large bikes including exhausts and passenger bars. I was there to attach a mud…

Last Thanksgiving I experienced the worst traffic jam in Saigon. I was taking a GrabBike to District 1. The driver decided to go via Ton Duc Thang street. It was the…

Yep, I moved up to a motorcycle, finally. Been riding a 2017 Kawasaki Z300 since mid-October now. Been very interesting riding a large bike in Saigon. It was not easy in…

Well, we all been waiting for this since the summer now. Saigon Sports Club finally upgraded their Crossfit box for Crossfit Q7. The new upgrade includes 21 Squat racks…

A couple weeks ago I flew to the US from Vietnam. Normally I would fly EVA Air but this trip I decided to try ANA, All Nippon Airways. I have flown with Japan Airlines…

A couple times a week I like to get some banh mi from a street vendor near H1 on Hoang Dieu Street in District 4. Since this is my first morning back from the US, I…

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…

The Xiaomi Air Purifier 2 currently seems to be one of the most popular air purifiers in Vietnam. Costing only 2.6 million VND, this makes the Xiaomi Air Purifier 2 a…

Last week, Saigon woke up to unhealthy air measuring 156 AQI at the US Consulate or roughly 65 micrograms. This gave me an opportunity to test my SmartAir Original DIY…

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…

Edited on: January 31, 2020. If you are a weightlifter, such as myself, finding a good gym in Saigon can be challenging. Until the summer, 2014, I actually struggled to…

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…