Today I endured another taxi nightmare. After reserving a taxi from Taxi 515 online, I was surprised that they never came. Phones to the taxi dispatch did not help either. This is becoming too familiar for me in Almaty. Orange Taxi I used them twice. Easy to call, they were great the first. Second time, they came late. Even worse, they claimed they had arrived but we … [Read more...] about Almaty’s horrible taxis – Who to use?
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Missing Saigon Coffee shops
Sadly, this was the last coffee shop I visited in Saigon three weeks from today. I miss sitting the long hours chatting and working on various IT projects back in Saigon. Many of my blog posts were written in coffee shops. Many more will be in the future. … [Read more...] about Missing Saigon Coffee shops
Missing Saigon
Been away from Saigon for nearly 3 weeks already. I miss my little home in District 1. I will return to Saigon on December 20th. This is near the alleyway where I normally stay in District 1 on De Tham street. … [Read more...] about Missing Saigon
Flying to Saigon via Air Astana
Just a couple weeks ago, I made my 4th trip back to Saigon, Vietnam, from Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Air Astana. I have been flying on Air Astana a lot the past year. On this particular flight, I flew with Air Astana from Almaty to Bangkok and finally onward to Ho Chi Minh City. This was a good flight. Air Astana are upgrading their planes which is making it become one of the … [Read more...] about Flying to Saigon via Air Astana
Wings over southern Vietnam
Took these shots as the plane was flying over southern Vietnam. Next time I will have my camera rolling. Posted from WordPress for Samsung Galaxy Note 3 … [Read more...] about Wings over southern Vietnam