Tag: vietnam

  • Travel

    Amazing Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Video

    Boeing is preparing Vietnam Airlines's first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for the Paris Air Show. They just produced an awesome video demonstrating Vietnam Airline's plane…

  • Sasebo Burger

    Before I left for Sasebo, I read that the Sasebo Burger was popular in Sasebo. It was created to serve the US Navy Saliors stationed in Sasebo. I never got to try it…

  • Daily Life

    Missing the heavy motorbike traffic in Saigon

    One thing I miss about Saigon are the motorbikes. I prefer to ride a motorbike over taking a taxi. More convenient and most of the time faster. Yes traffic can be heavy…

  • Social Media

    Vietnam Airlines VN600 landing in Saigon

    Vietnam Airlines flight VN600 from Bangkok is landing into Saigon at Tan Son Nhat Airport. I always wanted to get this shot. You can see Aeon and another shopping center…

  • Vietnam Airlines VN600 taking off from Bangkok

    We all know I am a fan of airliners. When I was a kid I wanted to be an airline pilot. My discharge from the Marines due to injuries to my knees kept that from…

  • Social Media

    Vietnam Airlines - March, 2015

    Vietnam Airlines is one of my favorite airlines. The first time I arrived into Vietnam in 2004 was on a flight with Vietnam Airlines from Singapore. Since then I will…

  • Ekotaxi Parking

    I walked by this parking storage area for Ekotaxi today. Ekotaxi is the main taxi I take here in Almaty. A bit pricey but reliable. Posted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4

  • Another mosque near the Jama Mosque

    A smaller mosque not far from the Jama Mosque. It was next to the 700 year old Moghul building. Posted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4

  • Spice Street - Jama Mosque

    Well I wished I knew about this are before buying my spices. This street has all sorts of spices at low prices. Hence it is packed. This area is near the Jama Mosque…

  • 700 year old Moghul home

    A tour guide felt this was worth a visit. He claimed it was 700 years old. It was near the Jama Mosque so I went. There were people still living in them so I was a bit…

  • Jama Mosque - New Delhi

    During my second trip to Delhi, I did not really do much related to touring the city. I did have time to visit the Jama Mosque built by the Moghuls. It was crowded so I…

  • ToDos for 2015

    Edit 1: Italics are the trip updates Well, it is 2015. I am back in Almaty, Kazakhstan, starting the second half of the school year. I enjoyed New Years in Saigon…

  • Crossfit

    Saigon Sports Club - Great Gym

    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…

  • Daily Life

    Electric shavers in Saigon - Duc Van

    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…

  • Surprise birthday party at AIS (Memory Post)

    This was a very memorable day for me. April, 2010, was a low point for me. Everything that could go wrong did. My students knew it as well. When Joy and Long gave me a…

  • Smokey's Last Days :-( (Memory Post)

    Another memory post. It is hard to believe that Smokey passed away nearly 5 years ago. He was in so many of my blog posts for SaigonNezumi.com. I still remember this day…

  • Troi oi Hibery!!!

    Memory Post: I was teaking Hibery at the American International School back in 2008. I was surprised when I saw her doing this. These guys were one of my best ICT…

  • Weightlifting Goals for 2015

    2014 has been a good year for me, I was about to set 7 new personal records for 9 lifts. January tends to be a good month for me to set new PRs so I hope 2015 will start…

  • Yearly Top Posts and Pages (SaigonNezumi.com)

    Just checked my stats for the past year. Below are the top 10 posts and pages for SaigonNezumi.com: Halal Restaurants in Saigon and Hanoi A new Greener Yamaha Nouvo SX…

  • 400 Lbs (181.4 kg) Back Squats

    No pain, no gain Pain is just weakness leaving the body What does not kill me, makes me stronger When I was medically discharged from the US Marine Corps Reserves back…