Parking can be a hassle in Vietnam if you want a scratchfree bike. I always.put a motorcycle cover on my.bike. Still, occasionally you get another bike right on your bike. Not the owners fought. At times, people will have to move a bike to get their bikes out. Eventually parking garages will have to develop […]
Van Thanh Park is a recreational area where Saigonese can rest and relax in Saigon. More apartments have been built around it since my last visit in 2015. Vinhommes is the biggest with the Manor to the right. There is the new metro that will pass by the park. Of course you have the lake […]
Saw this performance yesterday at the Central Post Office in Saigon. Video below. Related posts: Xmas at Vincom Happy New Year 2014 from Saigon, Vietnam The Daun Halal Restaurant Saigon Opera House Missing Saigon
A long time favorite of Expats closed a week ago in Bui Vien. Mumtaz was one of my favorite Indian restaurants until Babas Kitchen opened. No word if they’re located yet. No signs listed on the restaurant. Related posts: Year of the Snake Tet Traffic Jam Bui Vien Street at Night – Pham Ngu Lao […]
These type of crossings are quite irritating. I call them “cow herd block crossings” since motorbikes will go as a group to block oncoming traffic. I will let the traffic go by first before crossing a street. If it is crowded, it is better to continue down the road and turn back at a traffic […]
Just love taking these shots of the Bitexco Financial Tower in Saigon. This is near the border of District 1 and District 4. Related posts: Scoozi Pizza Missing Saigon Babas Kitchen (Summer 2016) Traffic Jams in Saigon Vegetable Navrathana Korma at Babas Kitchen
Back in January, 2018, I got pulled over by the infamous traffic police (CGST) in the Phu Nhuan District. I was stopped for being in the left lane (which is just for cars). As you can tell from the videos below, I was actually in the middle lane which is permitted for motorbikes/motorcycles (as well […]