When I am riding to Long An Province, this traffic circle in District 6 always makes me nervous. It is very congested and shared by motorbikes, cars and buses alike. Luckily I have not had an accident here yet but on this day, I watched as a woman on her motorbike literally go right into the motorbike of two guys. Luckily nobody was hurt and she left after with some help from a … [Read more...] about Accident in District 6
Videos
Dangerous truck passing in Long An Province
This is a start of four postings of my motorcycle trips just for this week. Riding on the highway can be a bit dangerous in Vietnam. You hear about many fatalities from the reckless driving on the highways. Earlier this month I got a video of this truck overtaking another truck on Highway DT10 in the Long An Province. This was about a couple minutes from Duc Hoa. If I had no … [Read more...] about Dangerous truck passing in Long An Province
Riding to IPS / AHS in Saigon (video)
Another video I took of my short trip to the International Primary School / Asian High School in District 1. The trip The trip crosses the Calmette Bridge, goes along Ton Duc Thang and then Hai Ba Trung streets. It is a relaxing trip at around 4:30 pm. Traffic is not bad yet but will get worse later. I apologize for some technical mistakes (see below) and the music. I had no … [Read more...] about Riding to IPS / AHS in Saigon (video)
Thu Thiem Tunnel in Saigon (video)
I am riding through Thu Thiem Tunnel going under the Saigon River from District 2 to District 1 on my Kawasaki Z300. I pass through this tunnel at least twice a week now. It is an interesting ride. Going through the Thu Thiem Tunnel is the fastest way to get from District 1 / District 4 to District 2. I always go this route to Thao Diem. It can be packed. This video the … [Read more...] about Thu Thiem Tunnel in Saigon (video)
What Japanese Think of Half-Japanese People? (Interview)
As some of you may know through my blog's name, SaigonNezumi, I must have some roots in Japan. Nezumi is rat/mouse in the Japanese language (I was born in the Year of the Rat). Oddly enough, I never really focused or even considered living in Japan. With the amounts of Japanese Drama that I watch and mostly eating Japanese food, you would think I would have made a move there by … [Read more...] about What Japanese Think of Half-Japanese People? (Interview)