Tag: vietnam

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…

After four years out of Vietnam, I have finally returned "home" to Saigon. There have been much changes to the city. Development seems quite higher than when I first…

Today I took a look at the site statistics for SaigonNezumi.com. No surprises, the traffic is way down. When I check the yearly traffic since 2012, I was a bit…

Climates wise Hanoi is probably comparable to Shanghai. Seems that more factories have relocated from China to Vietnam, specifically outside of Hanoi. Hence when…

Everybody knows, I love planes. I took these shots yesterday while waiting for my late arriving China Southern plane. China Airlines Boeing 737-800 flying to Taipei…

I had these dishes last night. Oh it was so good. Vietnamese fish

Well, with winter coming to Shanghai soon, I was warned that the pollution of the air will get worse. Though I am not in Shanghai now, the air is quite bad. I will…

No rain. Sun is out. Air is not bad. District 1 is a bit calm this morning. Got some good shots of the area just outside my hotel. District 1 near Ben Thanh Market…

I always miss these scenes of the traffic in Saigon. Currently sweating since it is hot here compared to Shanghai. Pham Ngu Lao in Saigon, Vietnam

One of the joys for Olympic Weightlifters now is that there are many places to lift due to the popularity of Crossfit. This was not true in the 1990s. I have now worked…

Well, I knew it was bound to happen. After a relatively clean two months in Shanghai, the air is getting worse. Today was the first time I saw the air quality worse in…

Seems so long ago now. Smokey died six and a half years ago from kidney failure due to poisoning at my previous house in the Phu Nhuan District. Thanks to Dropbox, I can…

Again I am surprised by how poor the air is in both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. I expected it to be better in the rainy season. Consistently Shanghai's air has been…

In Saigon I ride the following: Paiggio Fly in Saigon In Shanghai I ride this: Ebike in Shanghai Which one do you think is faster? My Ebike can go 80 km on one charge. I…

This one surprised me. I was cooking some Japanese curry and watched the AQI rise quickly in my livingroom and bedroom. I forgot to close the sliding door between the…

This is definitely not the norm but right now the air is cleaner is Shanghai than Saigon. I still got my air purifiers going though. Air Quality in Shanghai and Saigon