Tag: vietnam

Early 2011 photos from Nha Trang, Vietnam. It was a pleasant trip with my Turkish friend and colleagues. I took some great shots of the city which I recently found in…

December is always a surprise in Vietnam, a country that is widely known, incorrectly, as being unfriendly to religion. Every Christmas Saigon turns into a tropical Xmas…

Since I get a lot of visitors from Malaysia these days, I decided to post a picture that they may like. Saigon has it's very own Petronas Tower in District 1 on Nguyen…

We all love Coffee Beans here in Saigon. I lost count of where they are now in the city. I always order a really large hot chocolate from Coffee Beans when I visit…

Traffic jams are normal occurrences in Saigon, Vietnam, now. I took this picture about one hour ago near the Pham Ngu Lao Backpacker Area in District 1. The intersection…

Yes guys, it is possible, a cat can play a game on the iPad. I downloaded Cat Toys Lite last summer but tested it out on Hoshi a couple days ago. What I saw surprised…

It has been over a year since I posted an article (now a private posting) about the possibility of the Vietnamese government arresting foreign bloggers. Several…

This surprised me a bit today, Indochine - A People's War in Colour, was not aired in Vietnam by the Discovery Channel today. It is not anti--Vietnam but does put the…

Anybody looking for a position, here are three positions currently available in Cambodia and Vietnam. Contact Me if you are interested and I will forward your CV: Branch…

The Bitexco Building is currently the tallest building in Saigon, as of today. It is the second tallest in Vietnam. At first I considered this building an eye sore…

Some of my favorites photo shots are at airports taken from airplanes. This picture was taken just after arriving from Cam Ranh to Saigon. Vietnam Airlines is one of my…

Even though Nha Trang has it's own airport, the major airport that people use to fly to/from Hanoi and Saigon is about a 30 minute drive to Cam Ranh. The Cam Ranh…

A nice pool alongside the beach at Louisiane Resort and Brewery in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Looking at this pool makes me want to jump in but unfortunately, I forgot my swim…

During and after the Vietnam War, this statue of Jesus Christ is quite famous. Any veteran will know this statue. Vung Tau is a place that a lot of US Vets visited, even…

I have seen the Pacific Ocean from the US, Hawaii, Japan, and now Vietnam. Though many people do not swim in this particular part of the beach at Vung Tau, it still…

A nice April, 2011, day at Khu Du Lich Van Thanh, just outside of Saigon's District 1. The Manor is in the background. Most Expats living here, as well as Vietnamese, do…

One of the popular coffee shops here in Vietnam, you see Highlands Coffee shops all over Saigon. I spend a lot of time meeting people at the various Highlands across…

A surprise trip during the Vietnamese New Year (Tet) in 2007. Originally a friend and I wanted to visit Nui Ba Den in Tay Ninh but due to a mispronunciation, we found…

A friend introduced me to this nice coffee shop last Saturday. It is one of the few quiet coffee shops in the city. Their specialty are tea blends including green tea…

The first image most people will get when mentioning Saigon today are lots and lots of motorbikes.