Tag: vietnam

Visited my friend Dylan's place at the Saigon Pearl Apartments located about 10 minutes from District 1. Here is a good shot of the Saigon River with District 2 (An Phu…

Edit: I forgot to mention Halal@Saigon. I will do a review of this restaurant later. In 2011, I created one of the first halal travel sites for Vietnam under the name…

SaigonNezumi will stay online Sorry guys, seems I have more loyal readers then I expected. I will not shut down SaigonNezumi, it will revert back to the pre-2009…

Edit: SaigonNezumi will not be shutdown, it has been redesigned instead. After nearly a 6 year run, I will be shutting down SaigonNezumi.com as my personal blog next…

A global supplier of technology and services in industrial technology and building technology, is looking for candidates for a Senior Sales position in Da Nang. This…

I posted this on Facebook and Google+ but decided that I should add it to my blog as well. Below is a common sentiment going around Vietnam now in regards to the current…

Heading towards Le Thanh Ton street in District 1 on Nguyen Cuu Van street, riders will always be greeted by the GemaDept Building. I have only been in this building…

Once again many internet users in Vietnam are unable to access Facebook and Blogspot. A number of other websites may be inaccessible at this time as well. It is a big…

This is my favorite Turkish dish called Iskender. I first had it in Istanbul, Turkey, back in the summer of 2002. Every chance I get I eat it. By far, this is the one of…

The Turks like to joke, if you want to stay up a week, drink some Turkish coffee. Oddly enough, despite the graininess of the coffee, it is quite good. Do not worry…

I am a huge fan of Turkish food having first tried it in Taraz, Kazakhstan, back in 1998. It was nice to see a high quality, reasonably priced Turkish restaurant opening…

New Years is upon us again. For Japanese around the world, the Japanese New Year of the Dragon starts tomorrow. Happy 2012 Year of the Dragon to everyone around the…

A couple of things really irritated me this week. It has been awhile since I posted any irritations on my blog. Here are three for you: Irritation #1 Blocked Motorbikes…

Found some of my old photos from 2004. I took these two pictures with my very old Samsung phone. This was the extent of Christmas and New Years (2005) in Saigon. A far…

Most people in Vietnam get their news from Tuoi Tre News. This is the home of Tuoi Tre in Saigon. Many people can hold their opinion of the reliability of Tuoi Tre as a…

If you want to know what it looks like in Saigon, Vietnam, from a motorbiker's perspective, here it is.

A site everybody knows in Vietnam, the traffic police are quiet well known. For some, this motorcycle means getting your wallet out in a country where graft is a huge…

I visited Nha Trang in 2011 with my Turkish colleagues and friends. They stayed at this nice resort just outside of Nha Trang. It is quiet, far from the noises of…

Though I have visited Nha Trang twice this year, I still have not taken a swim in the ocean yet. It gives me an excuse to come back again in the future. I should make…

Nothing beats being on a sidewalk with a palm tree in front of you, sandy beach to your left and a nice road to your right. From this photo you can see why Nha Trang…