Saigon

If you want to know what it looks like in Saigon, Vietnam, from a motorbiker's perspective, here it is. … [Read more...] about This is Saigon, Vietnam

A site everybody knows in Vietnam, the traffic police are quiet well known.  For some, this motorcycle means getting your wallet out in a country where graft is a huge problem.  For others, it is a great promising profession.  Some traffic police are able to invest their money for other projects and businesses and become quite successful.  It is all relative. … [Read more...] about Traffic Police in Saigon

December is always a surprise in Vietnam, a country that is widely known, incorrectly, as being unfriendly to religion.  Every Christmas Saigon turns into a tropical Xmas wonderland.  I have never seen any other place put some much effort for this holiday. I took this night shot outside a popular shopping center in District 1. … [Read more...] about Christmas in Saigon

Traffic jams are normal occurrences in Saigon, Vietnam, now.  I took this picture about one hour ago near the Pham Ngu Lao Backpacker Area in District 1.  The intersection was backed up, it needed two traffic police to direct traffic during rush hour.  Nobody heeds the traffic lights but they must heed the traffic police or pay a hefty fee and possibly lose their … [Read more...] about Evening Traffic Jam in Saigon

The Bitexco Building is currently the tallest building in Saigon, as of today.  It is the second tallest in Vietnam.  At first I considered this building an eye sore.  Nowadays, it is a great landmark to orient myself when going around Saigon. … [Read more...] about Tallest Building in Saigon, Vietnam