This is a start of four postings of my motorcycle trips just for this week. Riding on the highway can be a bit dangerous in Vietnam. You hear about many fatalities from the reckless driving on the highways. Earlier this month I got a video of this truck overtaking another truck on Highway DT10 in […]
Since transitioning to a predominately plant-based diet, one dishes that I enjoy more is my Japanese curry rice dish. It was the easiest to transition from meat to vegetarian. Since I do not have to cook any meat, I can save 5-10 minutes of cooking time as well. One of my biggest requirements for a […]
Wayne’s Coffee, a Swedish coffee chain, opened their first cafe in Saigon over a week ago. Located at the new Viettel Tower, 285 Cach Mang Thang 8, Wayne’s Coffee has a quiet atmosphere suitable for working. It has the feel of a co-working space with spacious tables both indoors and outdoors. Of course, you can […]
Baba’s Kitchen’s District 1 location will be moving on July 5th, 2018. Babas will be moving to the end of Bui Vien Street at 274 Bui Vien. See the below map for more information: Contact Baba’s Kitchen if you have any questions visit their Facebook Page for any updates. Related posts: Biggest Cafe Sua Da […]
Just saw this location for Starbucks last Thursday in District 3. I did not stop there but thought the location was pretty cool. This Starbucks is located at the corner of Dien Bien Phu and CMT8. Related posts: Vietcetera Cafe Phuc Long Coffee at Lotte Mart CCCP Saigon – Russian restaurant with grechka Homemade vegetarian […]
23andme just did an update that allowed me to see the results of more of my genes. The most interesting gene that I looked at was for SNP rs41310927. This gene has been studied linking it to the ability to learn tonal languages (see end of article). Hence, if a person’s can learn a tonal […]
About a month ago I decided to to upload my 23andme dna results to WeGene. Within a day I got my results. Just look at the image below, WeGene says I am part Chinese. It also said I have Kyrgyz blood as well! I doubt this though. The database is still small. It should read […]