For those living in Saigon the last several years, it is becoming a norm to deal with rising air pollution as Autumn arrives. This year, in particular, the levels of PM 2.5 have risen significantly with a thick haze that covers the city all day. This haze started to show up last Friday in Saigon. With the haze came higher levels of PM 2.5. Normally with a rise in PM 2.5, … [Read more...] about Indonesian forest fires creating haze in Saigon?
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Filthy Vegan – new Saigon vegan restaurant
Filthy Vegan, run by the same infamous owner of Bookworm's Coffee, just recently opened a new vegan restaurant near the corner of De Tham and Co Bac in District 1 (just a short walk from the Backpacker Area) at 86 Co Bac, District 1. It is located in a very convenient area where the new "Pham Ngu Lao" has been shifting to. One big difference from Bookworm's Coffee is that … [Read more...] about Filthy Vegan – new Saigon vegan restaurant
Vietnam Bloggers and Vloggers list updated
I finally updated my Bloggers list for Vietnam today. It had been nearly 6 years since I made changed to this page at SaigonNezumi. What surprised me was back in 2013, I actually removed many inactive blogs from this page. With today's update, over 30 blogs were removed since they were no longer active. It shows how vlogs and other social media has taken over blogs in Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnam Bloggers and Vloggers list updated
Saigon Vloggers
Today's post will look at three Saigon vloggers that are currently active in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) that I watch. Joyce Le Joyce Le is a Singaporean Expat that resides in Saigon. Her vlog focuses on her life in Saigon that includes her daily routines to visiting various restaurants and coffee shops. She also speaks Vietnamese adding English subtitles to her vlogs. Her … [Read more...] about Saigon Vloggers
Water quality of Saigon rain
Saigon had a huge downpour today. For some odd reason I decided to see what the water quality of the rain was. Since the rain was quite heavy, I was able to get a cupful of rainwater in a short time. As you will see from the photo, the ppm was 7. Quite clean. No surprises here. … [Read more...] about Water quality of Saigon rain