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I want to introduce you all to a new Saigon Expat Blogger, Petro (Peter) Smith, from the US.  Petro teaches English in Saigon.  Visit his blog for a very thorough description of his experiences in Vietnam. A belated welcome to you Petro to the Saigon Expat Blogging community. The Rock of Saigon: Petro's Adventures in Teaching -> http://therockofsaigon.blogspot.com/ … [Read more...] about New Saigon Expat Blogger

When I arrived into Tan Son Nhat Airport last Tuesday, I was surprised at how fast it took to disembark my plane and get through immigration.  The service at the airport has improved significantly since I first came to Vietnam back in May, 2004.  I remember a time that it took 45 minutes to one hour just to get through immigration!  Those days are long gone … [Read more...] about Waiting for my luggage at Tan Son Nhat Airport

Mozilla Developer and Blogger Gen Kanai, just posted an entry looking at the survey of Internet users in Vietnam that some may find interesting. Gen Kanai is helping the Mozilla Foundation launch the first Vietnamese language version of Firefox 3.5 for the Vietnamese market.  This will be one of the first attempts to provide an internet browser for Vietnamese speakers who do … [Read more...] about Mozilla comments on Vietnam

My friend and I visited this wedding ceremony last Friday.  No, we were not invited.  We just wanted to see what an outdoor wedding was like in Saigon.  This location is near the Equatorial Hotel. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Wedding Ceremony

Yesterday, after I crossed the Saigon Bridge on my way back from An Phu, I saw a Frenchman pulled over by the traffic police. The traffic policeman actually crossed the street to pull a truck over.  As he signaled the truck to stop, the Frenchman rode his Honda Wave in the same lane as the truck.  I am not sure he realized that motorbikes must stay in the right lane (I got a … [Read more...] about How to be stopped by the Traffic Police in Saigon