Sevaral tourists were taking pictures of these workers demolishing the upper part of this building. Safety is not priority for these guys... … [Read more...] about Scary…
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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. … [Read more...] about Morning Coffee on Nguyen Trai street
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. I visited or passed through 10 states and 11 major cities taking me across the US continent 4 times. Tomorrow I have one long 16.5 hour leg from Chicago to Hong Kong. The total trip will be over 24 hours. It … [Read more...] about Last night in the US
Saigon Calling
It is hard to believe that I have been in the US for over 6 weeks now. It was a much needed break to recuperate from the stress of the previous year. I have done a lot of traveling during this trip visiting; Ohio (Athens and Columbus), Houston, Texas, California (San Fransisco, San Jose, Mountain View, and San Diego), and finally my hometown of Seattle. Oddly enough, I … [Read more...] about Saigon Calling
4 am at Tan Son Nhat International Airport
I miscalculated the taxi time to the airport today. I got here real early. Good news, I got upgrades for most of the flights. Now need to stay awake until I get on the plane. Only a few people are here now. … [Read more...] about 4 am at Tan Son Nhat International Airport