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  • Pasha Turkish Restaurant

    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…

  • Le Thanh Ton and Ton Duc Thanh

    Very light traffic for Saturday afternoon.

  • Stoplights from hell in Saigon

    There are about 6 stoplights along Ly Tu Trong street in District 1. I got a red light on 5 of them. Blog post...

  • (Job Vacancy) Senior Systems Administrator

    A friend is looking to fill the following position. If interested, please contact me and I will forward your contact information. Senior Systems Administrator will be…

  • Where are the traffic police?

    No traffic police this morning. I found three having breakfast at the First Hotel this morning. :-)

  • Cam Ranh Airport

    This is the nearest airport from Nha Trang, about 360,000 VND to take a taxi there. It is better to have your hotel take you if you can. The airport is nice. There is a…

  • More pictures from Nha Trang

    Nope, I will not visit Vinpearl this trip. It is cold here now but it was warm earlier. Did get more pictures of Nha Trang. I know I should get more pictures of people…

  • Nha Trang

    Nha Trang is a beautiful city, probably one of those cities you must visit before die, I am serious. We toured the city today and I got some good pictures. I will get…

  • Early morning bus ride to Nha Trang

    The trip started at about 9:30 pm. It is now 6 am and we still have a couple hours before reaching Nha Trang. It is daylight now with plenty to see.

  • Vietnam to expel undocumented foreign workers

    This has been going around the English news over the last week. Vietnam could expel up to 30,000 undocumented foreign workers, meaning those without work permits, after…

  • What I brought from the US to Vietnam

    Well, it is hard to believe I have now stayed in Vietnam for over 2 weeks now after my 7 week trip to the US. I have finally got over my jet lag. I sleep at somewhat…

  • Near Saigon Bridge

    Decided to stop and take these pictures. You would take this turnoff to head to District 1 via Nguyen Huu Canh street.

  • Long commute home

    I left from a meeting near the airport to District 1. It was stop and go the entire way. I had plenty of time to take some photos from my mobile phone. A bus annoyed me…

  • Smoggy Saigon Morning

    Well, it seems that Saigon is experiencing some smog now due to the temperature inversions. Yesterday the smog hang around until noon. First time I saw this in Saigon.

  • A foggy Saigon morning

    My commute was foggy.

  • Nice commute home

    Cool weather in Saigon makes for a nice commute home today. Pre-Tet Saigon is normally hectic but I think the cool weather is relaxing people. Traffic is bad but nobody…

  • Scary...

    Sevaral tourists were taking pictures of these workers demolishing the upper part of this building. Safety is not priority for these guys...

  • Morning Coffee on Nguyen Trai street

    Having a cafe sua da in District 1. Street coffee is sometimes better then coffee house coffee in Saigon.

  • Last night in the US

    In about 13 hours I will depart Newark starting my first leg back to Vietnam. I spent nearly 7 weeks in the US this trip, the longest since 2005. It was very enjoyable…

  • A Snowy New Jersey morning

    The Newark area got hit with over 5 inches of snow this morning. Luckily we still were able to make our road trip to Pennsylvania.