Tag: vietnam

  • A Quiet Thi Sach Street

    Thi Sach street in District 1. Thi Sach Street, Saigon

  • Saigon Buildings - September, 2011

    Yesterday I had my Canon T3i with me. Right before the storm, I decided to take some pictures of the skyline. I did not have much time though.

  • Hoshi very active

    Y, my vet, visited a couple days ago. He gave Hoshi a good bill of health. Hoshi recovered and will be receiving his shots soon. He is very active now and leaves his…

  • Indus Indian Restaurant and Bon Mua Four Seasons Restaurant - Halal in Saigon

    Two more halal restaurants I happened to pass by. While at Java Cafe, I kept seeing Muslims heads towards this end of Dong Du street. Well, now I know. :-) I will visit…

  • Saigon Tacos - Coming to Stella's Soon

    Those of you still waiting for some authentic Mexican food (Tex-Mex to be exact), Saigon Tacos will be making a debut at Stellas in Pham Ngu Lao soon. Stellas is…

  • Baba's Kitchen - New Indian Restaurant in Saigon

    Finally, for those of you that miss Robin when he ran Mumtaz, his wonderful halal Indian food is back. Last night he had his grand opening of Baba's Kitchen, Robin's own…

  • IT Salaries in Vietnam

    One of the topics I have been having with people this week delves with the salaries of IT people, both Vietnamese and Expats, here in Vietnam. You get a lot of figures…

  • Oddly enough, I miss the Linux desktop

    Despite my recent positive article over a week ago about using the Macbook Pro, I have started to miss running a Linux desktop. I know some are going to hate hearing…

  • Another Hoshi Update

    Well, I have had Hoshi for nearly one and a half months now. Despite my Vet's warning that Hoshi would be dead within a month, that would have been two weeks ago, he is…

  • Phong Vu Showroom - Saigon

    Phong Vu is well known in Saigon, many people tend to buy their computer and computer parts here. The service is okay, I have bought motherboards from them before…

  • Early Morning in Saigon

    I had an early morning breakfast at the Big C Highland's Coffee shop in the Phu Nhuan District. I has been over a year and a half since I have been there. Scenes like…

  • Thai food at Vincom Center - Saigon

    I had dinner last Friday at Vincom Center with my business partner, staff and a visitor from Singapore. It has been over a year since I have visited Vincom Center when I…

  • District 1 at Night

    Last Friday I had a meeting outside of the Continental Hotel. They were doing some fashion shooting at the Opera House across the street. I decided to see how well my…

  • Turkish Airlines landing in HCMC

    Just saw a clip from a Turkish Airlines flight landing into HCMC today. It was upload just a couple days ago. I flow with Turkish Airlines from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to…

  • Who is he waiting for?

    A couple times a week, my American friend and I meet up at a coffee shop along Xo Viet Nghe Tinh street not far from the Saigon zoo. Guess what this street is well known…

  • Tools I used since switching to a Macbook Pro

    It is hard to believe but I have been using my Macbook Pro for six months now. Oddly enough, I have no regrets, I really like it. I have been staying up late at nights…

  • Bo Ne Le Hong Beef Steak

    Still one of my favorite beef steak places in Saigon, Bo Ne Le Hong is a great place to visit if you have the time in the Phu Nhuan District. It was also featured in the…

  • Bia Tuoi Tiep in Saigon

    Another nice good beer house in town. I wrote about Bia Tuoi Tiep Pho in East and West Traveler magazine's August issue. It is really a good beer house worth a visit…

  • GNC in Saigon

    Some people been asking me about the location of GNC in Vietnam. Since I needed some Whey protein shake powder, I decided to find the the GNC shop that I remembered…

  • Tram Cafe - Phu Nhuan District

    Here is really nice popular coffee shop in the Phu Nhuan District called Tram Cafe on 100 Tran Huy Lieu street. If you like quiet coffee shops, Tram Cafe is for you…