Tag: vietnam

  • Saigonese late for work?

    I choose a 8:30 AM arrival time to work in efforts to miss the big morning traffic jam. Most staff arrive at their companies from 7:30-8:00 AM. Today the traffic was…

  • Pasha Turkish Restaurant

    Update: Visit: http://vn.gohalalplanet.com/vietnam-city-halal-guides/hcmc/halal-restaurants-hcmc/ for the latest list of halal restaurants in Saigon (HCMC). I visited…

  • Le Thanh Ton and Ton Duc Thanh

    Very light traffic for Saturday afternoon.

  • Stoplights from hell in Saigon

    There are about 6 stoplights along Ly Tu Trong street in District 1. I got a red light on 5 of them. Blog post...

  • (Job Vacancy) Senior Systems Administrator

    A friend is looking to fill the following position. If interested, please contact me and I will forward your contact information. Senior Systems Administrator will be…

  • Where are the traffic police?

    No traffic police this morning. I found three having breakfast at the First Hotel this morning. :-)

  • Cam Ranh Airport

    This is the nearest airport from Nha Trang, about 360,000 VND to take a taxi there. It is better to have your hotel take you if you can. The airport is nice. There is a…

  • More pictures from Nha Trang

    Nope, I will not visit Vinpearl this trip. It is cold here now but it was warm earlier. Did get more pictures of Nha Trang. I know I should get more pictures of people…

  • Vietnam to expel undocumented foreign workers

    This has been going around the English news over the last week. Vietnam could expel up to 30,000 undocumented foreign workers, meaning those without work permits, after…

  • What I brought from the US to Vietnam

    Well, it is hard to believe I have now stayed in Vietnam for over 2 weeks now after my 7 week trip to the US. I have finally got over my jet lag. I sleep at somewhat…

  • Near Saigon Bridge

    Decided to stop and take these pictures. You would take this turnoff to head to District 1 via Nguyen Huu Canh street.

  • Long commute home

    I left from a meeting near the airport to District 1. It was stop and go the entire way. I had plenty of time to take some photos from my mobile phone. A bus annoyed me…

  • Scary...

    Sevaral tourists were taking pictures of these workers demolishing the upper part of this building. Safety is not priority for these guys...

  • Morning Coffee on Nguyen Trai street

    Having a cafe sua da in District 1. Street coffee is sometimes better then coffee house coffee in Saigon.

  • Saigon Calling

    It is hard to believe that I have been in the US for over 6 weeks now. It was a much needed break to recuperate from the stress of the previous year. I have done a lot…

  • 4 am at Tan Son Nhat International Airport

    I miscalculated the taxi time to the airport today. I got here real early. Good news, I got upgrades for most of the flights. Now need to stay awake until I get on the…

  • The Best Car Driver Award in Saigon goes to...

    This driver of a Jaguar. I just saw this driver on Nguyen Huu Canh street. How did he...

  • Saigon River

    The Saigon River is an important part of the landscape in southern Vietnam. The last week, the Saigon River overflowed it's banks on several occassions creating wide…

  • Sabayon Linux Five Oh!

    Yesterday I installed Sabayon Linux 5.4 (Gnome Edition) on my faithful IBM Thinkpad T60 (I bought the model before the switch to Lenovo). I wanted to return to a…

  • Megastar Cineplex in District 5

    Waiting for Red to start Megastar has the best theaters in Saigon.