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Had thus great lunch today. Two stuffed green peppers with salad. I really enjoyed it. … [Read more...] about Turkish lunch

I choose a 8:30 AM arrival time to work in efforts to miss the big morning traffic jam. Most staff arrive at their companies from 7:30-8:00 AM. Today the traffic was very heavy, a typical trend for after Tet. I took the below picture at 8:20. They are all most likely late for work. I got in at my normal time. :-) … [Read more...] about Saigonese late for work?

Update: Visit: http://vn.gohalalplanet.com/vietnam-city-halal-guides/hcmc/halal-restaurants-hcmc/ for the latest list of halal restaurants in Saigon (HCMC). I visited this restaurant last night. I had iskender and ayran. The ayran was fine but the proportions for iskender was way too small.  200,000 VND for this dish was not worth it. Service was okay but we were given … [Read more...] about Pasha Turkish Restaurant

Very light traffic for Saturday afternoon. … [Read more...] about Le Thanh Ton and Ton Duc Thanh

There are about 6 stoplights along Ly Tu Trong street in District 1. I got a red light on 5 of them. Blog post... … [Read more...] about Stoplights from hell in Saigon