Tag: vietnam

  • Saigon Pearl Apartments at night

    Saigon Pearl Apartments at Night Night view of the Saigon Pearl Apartments.

  • Saigon Pearl Apartments

    Saigon Pearl Apartments Saigon Pearl Apartments tend to be one of the first places Expats move to when they come to Saigon. I know many who move there, most leave within…

  • 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.

  • NeoMask to fight Saigon pollution

    NeoMask in Saigon During traffic jams in Saigon, it is a must to wear a mask to filter the polluted air. I wear the NeoMask which can filter out most of the polluted…

  • Airline Commericials for Vietnamese Airlines

    I am an airline buff, have been all of my life. Hence in every country I live in, I like to find out about the airlines and aviation community. I have met aspiring…

  • Crazy Traffic Jams in Saigon Part II

    Crazy Traffic Jams in Saigon Another day, another crazy traffic jam in Saigon. Arghh!!!

  • Crazy Traffic Jams in Saigon

    Crazy Saigon Traffic Jam A daily site in District 1 of Saigon. Traffic jams are terrible here due to the increase of cars in the city. It is easy for the wealthy and…

  • Bitexco Helicopter Pad

    Helicopter pad at Bitexco Building - Saigon, Vietnam Yes, there is a helicopter bad at the Bitexco Building here in Saigon. Nope, nobody has ever used it. Some say the…

  • Japanese in Saigon

    Japanese in Saigon Saigon is a popular spot for Japanese in Vietnam. Many come here as students, businessmen or just decide stay here for retirement. My Japanese tutor…

  • Ants everywhere

    Ants everywhere in Saigon A common site for many homes here in Saigon. You drop a little food or even a small crumb on the floor, within minutes many tiny ants will be…

  • 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…

  • Vietnamese subtitles

    All western programs and news channels in Vietnam are required to have Vietnamese subtitles now. This makes it interesting to watch my favorite movies now. It also helps…

  • Ice Cream cake at Pinky's

    Ice Cream Cake in Saigon at Pinky's My favorite ice cream cake in Saigon is located in a small mom and pop joint called Pinky's.

  • Saigon Modern Skyline

    Modern Saigon Skyline This is a common site in modern Saigon. New buildings popping up everywhere. In a couple years, Saigon will look like Sinagpore.

  • 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.

  • Mekong River near Can Tho

    Mekong River outside Can Tho

  • 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.

  • Can Tho Bridge

    Can Tho Bridge Before the Can Tho Bridge was completed, travelers to/from Can Tho had to wait, sometimes for hours, to take a ferry across the Mekong River. Now they can…

  • Yahoo shutdowns Yahoo Blog Vietnam (360+)

    According to Tuoi Tre News, Yahoo will shutdown the successor to it's Yahoo 360 blogging platform, Yahoo Blog Vietnam, aka Yahoo 360+). Yahoo 360 was shutdown back in…