Yep, I moved up to a motorcycle, finally. Been riding a 2017 Kawasaki Z300 since mid-October now. Been very interesting riding a large bike in Saigon. It was not easy in the beginning but loads of fun. Expect some posts and vlogs of my experiences. Riding a motorcycle is very different than riding a motorbike. It can be exhausting especially in traffic jams. It is all worth … [Read more...] about Riding around Saigon on my Z300
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Saigon Sports Club awesome upgraded Crossfit box
Well, we all been waiting for this since the summer now. Saigon Sports Club finally upgraded their Crossfit box for Crossfit Q7. The new upgrade includes 21 Squat racks and over ten of each 20 kg men's and 15 kg women's bars. The Crossfit area is huge and brightly lit. This is a big difference from the smaller dark area that Crossfiters and Weightlifters have been using the … [Read more...] about Saigon Sports Club awesome upgraded Crossfit box
All Nippon Airways (Saigon to Tokyo)
A couple weeks ago I flew to the US from Vietnam. Normally I would fly EVA Air but this trip I decided to try ANA, All Nippon Airways. I have flown with Japan Airlines many times as a kid which is one of my favorite carriers. I flew economy and was able to get an Exit Row seat all the way to Seattle. The first leg was with a ANA's charter, Air Japan. The livery and crew … [Read more...] about All Nippon Airways (Saigon to Tokyo)
Morning banh mi
A couple times a week I like to get some banh mi from a street vendor near H1 on Hoang Dieu Street in District 4. Since this is my first morning back from the US, I really wanted a banh mi. I hoped over about one hour ago. The vendor asked me why it took so long for me to come back so I told her I was in the US. She then made me two two-eggs banh mi with the works minus the … [Read more...] about Morning banh mi
Saigon’s CrossFit box – CrossFit Thao Dien
Since I started working outside in 2013, I got to see the development of CrossFit firsthand. In Kazakhstan, I was a member of Reactor CrossFit and CrossFit Bruteforce in Almaty. Both boxes gave me a perspective of CrossFit that I never saw before. It was nice to see members doing the same Olympic Weightlifting lifts as I was doing. In Shanghai, I spent a year at CrossFit … [Read more...] about Saigon’s CrossFit box – CrossFit Thao Dien