Today I met up with Jen (@sitesnbite), the Korean American blogger behind Sites'n Bites at Coffee Beans. She is a fellow Seattleite who has lived in Saigon for over two years and recently began working for one of the Big 4 auditing firms. She has one of the few blogs … [Read more...] about Sites’n Bites – A Korean American Blogger in Saigon
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Saigon Bitexco Building from below
The other day I parked beneath the Bitexco Building. I looked up and took this shot: … [Read more...] about Saigon Bitexco Building from below
New World Hotel at night in Saigon
Not sure what compelled me to take this picture of the New World Hotel the other night. I pass it everyday most likely taking it for granted. … [Read more...] about New World Hotel at night in Saigon
Highlands Coffee, Seattle’s Best Coffee Clone?
I first visited my first Highlands Coffee by the Opera House in District 1 back in 2003. Since that time, I had visited many of the Highlands as they starting spreading across Saigon. One of the questions I always asked to myself, though, was whether it was a Seattle's Best Coffee clone. … [Read more...] about Highlands Coffee, Seattle’s Best Coffee Clone?
Guy slaps Vietnamese girl in front of police
Last Saturday night, an American friend and I met at Zoom Cafe. It was actually a boring night in the Pham Ngu Lao area until we both noticed a Vietnamese girl walking towards Tran Hung Dao followed by two policemen on a motorbike. It was strange but it even got stranger. … [Read more...] about Guy slaps Vietnamese girl in front of police