A daily photo of life in Ho Chi Minh Citysimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-27T15:59:03+00:00Blogger1101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618simon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-26T16:04:51-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-6705622361136203973<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/Sw8WLRNfEYI/AAAAAAAADjU/tf1ZCmL4T7s/s1600/P1040417.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/Sw8WLRNfEYI/AAAAAAAADjU/tf1ZCmL4T7s/s400/P1040417.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408566060349591938" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I travel down to the mekong delta regularly and the current road is ridiculously over crowded and congested. It is expected that the new highway will change this as there wont be many on/off ramps. A bigger bonus is that they are planning to not allow vendors on the side of the road either, which will probably make the most difference<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-6705622361136203973?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-27T07:04:51.071+07:007http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-mekong-highway.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-25T18:12:19-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-821335607604376235<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/Sw3igJRma2I/AAAAAAAADjI/4IyhmZoJPAo/s1600/P1050282.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/Sw3igJRma2I/AAAAAAAADjI/4IyhmZoJPAo/s400/P1050282.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408227769415265122" /></a><br />I love Asian restaurants were the seafood is live and you choose your seafood directly. Everyone wins<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-821335607604376235?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-26T09:12:19.782+07:002http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/live-mollusks.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-24T17:43:30-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-183873724476030680<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwyLuKRBGfI/AAAAAAAADi4/tjtK1_hymQ4/s1600/P1050415.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwyLuKRBGfI/AAAAAAAADi4/tjtK1_hymQ4/s400/P1050415.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407850877711096306" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-183873724476030680?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-25T08:43:30.933+07:003http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/rural-bicycle-parking.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-23T17:17:00-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-5383562653665511555<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwszEWlHBZI/AAAAAAAADiw/vBwOvFnwha4/s1600/P1050323.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwszEWlHBZI/AAAAAAAADiw/vBwOvFnwha4/s400/P1050323.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407471927462135186" /></a><br />With the rise in popularity of the mini hotel you can see many examples where there are only two rooms per floor (at front and back) and the lift and staircase in the middle. Le Thanh Ton st is full of them<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-5383562653665511555?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-24T08:17:00.828+07:001http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/thin-hotels.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-22T17:40:44-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-2877593040419820978<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwnoEHqhDpI/AAAAAAAADio/zgTYx1MAhwk/s1600/P1050346.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwnoEHqhDpI/AAAAAAAADio/zgTYx1MAhwk/s400/P1050346.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407107985109487250" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-2877593040419820978?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-23T08:40:44.741+07:002http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/caravelle-and-sheraton-hotels.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-21T17:22:23-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-2099044885437441209<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwiRMlTnTUI/AAAAAAAADig/o90CvulcSeA/s1600/P1050320.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwiRMlTnTUI/AAAAAAAADig/o90CvulcSeA/s400/P1050320.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406730998017117506" /></a><br />One of the things I really like here is the delivery of decent food to your door, in fact there is not one outlet I know of that does not deliver. However the cheapest (and possibly tastiest) are noodle dishes that turn up hot, cost around a $1 and then you just leave the bowl outside for the vendor to collect later. Easy<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-2099044885437441209?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-22T08:22:23.936+07:005http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/awaiting-collection.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-20T17:03:52-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-7971556513189301521<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/Swc7njLYPuI/AAAAAAAADiY/zbGbxy6Nme0/s1600/P1050333.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/Swc7njLYPuI/AAAAAAAADiY/zbGbxy6Nme0/s400/P1050333.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406355428325474018" /></a><br />This is my kind of advertising, so woeful it makes you laugh out loud. Especially the putz on the left sitting on a watermelon, is that even a flavour?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-7971556513189301521?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-21T08:03:52.037+07:004http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-zealand-natural-ice-cream.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-19T16:47:03-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-5984786273196320560<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwXm8U2rieI/AAAAAAAADiQ/pSfQxzG-I_8/s1600/P1050313.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwXm8U2rieI/AAAAAAAADiQ/pSfQxzG-I_8/s400/P1050313.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405980851792742882" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-5984786273196320560?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-20T07:47:03.701+07:001http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/red-door-deco.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-18T16:45:20-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-902203587298114474<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwSU_7J4_5I/AAAAAAAADiI/T84pquoI_pA/s1600/P1050284.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwSU_7J4_5I/AAAAAAAADiI/T84pquoI_pA/s400/P1050284.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405609278683283346" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-902203587298114474?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-19T07:45:20.450+07:004http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/restaurant-lighting.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-17T20:12:02-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-6952142649521108458<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwNz4MimrpI/AAAAAAAADiA/WKtS3BwAbgY/s1600/IMG_2660.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwNz4MimrpI/AAAAAAAADiA/WKtS3BwAbgY/s400/IMG_2660.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405291387050962578" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-6952142649521108458?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-18T11:12:02.547+07:006http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/old-and-new-on-street.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-16T16:18:45-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-7678760956706435890<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwHrvhL_S0I/AAAAAAAADh4/iwlQ8UgZpMM/s1600/IMG_4990.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwHrvhL_S0I/AAAAAAAADh4/iwlQ8UgZpMM/s400/IMG_4990.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404860229416340290" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-7678760956706435890?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-17T07:18:45.306+07:002http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/prawns-in-wet-market.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-15T16:22:40-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-8914139847885974864<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwCbFXeneKI/AAAAAAAADhw/1VBl8Au9Kdo/s1600/IMG_4996.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SwCbFXeneKI/AAAAAAAADhw/1VBl8Au9Kdo/s400/IMG_4996.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404490069348677794" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-8914139847885974864?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-16T07:22:40.324+07:001http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/fish-sale.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-15T04:37:16-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-3898675701145878640<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/Sv_0cR0UCcI/AAAAAAAADho/Q2w97HJvDtI/s1600-h/P1010867.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/Sv_0cR0UCcI/AAAAAAAADho/Q2w97HJvDtI/s400/P1010867.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404306844524218818" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-3898675701145878640?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-15T19:37:16.890+07:005http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/saigon-river-and-district-2.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-13T14:18:00-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-2316189098343676750<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SvyJ64rnKrI/AAAAAAAADhg/kA1X3yzMZ6s/s1600-h/P1020950.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SvyJ64rnKrI/AAAAAAAADhg/kA1X3yzMZ6s/s400/P1020950.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403345297678478002" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-2316189098343676750?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-14T05:18:00.169+07:001http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/loaded-with-herbs.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-12T14:17:50-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-3849919309046958754<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SvyJFrT9Z4I/AAAAAAAADhY/79-2u3p19kE/s1600-h/P1020985.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SvyJFrT9Z4I/AAAAAAAADhY/79-2u3p19kE/s400/P1020985.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403344383556544386" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-3849919309046958754?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-13T05:17:50.890+07:001http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/somewhere-in-west-of-city.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-11T14:18:17-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-2387350198570284692<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/Svsz9DyzwFI/AAAAAAAADhQ/4BfxcS1UXSI/s1600-h/P1030427.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/Svsz9DyzwFI/AAAAAAAADhQ/4BfxcS1UXSI/s400/P1030427.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402969302044491858" /></a><br />Built in the swamps of District 7, the <a href="http://www.saigonparagon.com/">Saigon Paragon</a> shopping mall (centre) takes up space between the <a href="http://www.secc.com.vn/">Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre</a> (left) and the <a href="http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&id=232866&lng=3">Lawrence S Ting</a> building (right). The top end shopping mall is aimed at the burgeoning market of <a href="http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/district-7-and-phu-my-hung.html">Phu My Hung</a> but on the day I went inside there was not another soul to be seen.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-2387350198570284692?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-12T05:18:17.463+07:001http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/saigon-paragon.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-11T03:54:35-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-8940044146964567471<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/Svqlr1bZqFI/AAAAAAAADhI/tiRqW8kacE4/s1600-h/P1030734.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/Svqlr1bZqFI/AAAAAAAADhI/tiRqW8kacE4/s400/P1030734.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402812875479296082" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Another view of yesterdays building showing a the windows tint in a different shade of green<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-8940044146964567471?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-11T18:54:35.979+07:000http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-glass-windows.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-09T14:32:32-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-4961042631862333925<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SviYdVY6IVI/AAAAAAAADhA/1o3fidWLwWE/s1600-h/P1030733.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SviYdVY6IVI/AAAAAAAADhA/1o3fidWLwWE/s400/P1030733.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402235382756155730" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-4961042631862333925?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-10T05:32:32.954+07:002http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/glass-windows.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-08T16:09:57-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-7538604130579997834<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SvddsbxZczI/AAAAAAAADg4/u4pJOsCtQd8/s1600-h/P1030628.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SvddsbxZczI/AAAAAAAADg4/u4pJOsCtQd8/s400/P1030628.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401889296004772658" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-7538604130579997834?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-09T07:09:57.911+07:004http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/shisha-pipe-at-warda.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-07T18:21:40-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-1735566264511065515<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SvYqXbMxa9I/AAAAAAAADgw/y0xRRlFpzr8/s1600-h/P1030695.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 111px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SvYqXbMxa9I/AAAAAAAADgw/y0xRRlFpzr8/s400/P1030695.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401551385004174290" /></a><br />I love these type of stores that sell seemingly unrelated goods. I would love to know how they decided on each<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-1735566264511065515?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-08T09:21:40.635+07:003http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/specializing-in-boats-plant-motorcycle.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-06T17:00:01-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-1654475615627920602<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SvTGAXvDfKI/AAAAAAAADgo/O1r6Ww0Jt3Q/s1600-h/P1030728.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SvTGAXvDfKI/AAAAAAAADgo/O1r6Ww0Jt3Q/s400/P1030728.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401159562797743266" /></a><br />It is good to see safety improving on construction sites here. Of the 20 odd workers in this photo, only one is not wearing a hard hat. Although those in the know will probably point to the fact most of them will be wearing some form of plastic open-toed footwear<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-1654475615627920602?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-07T08:00:01.584+07:003http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/working-at-height.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-05T18:30:50-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-7505145898064446570<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SvOKPVCE4lI/AAAAAAAADgg/qbYVZZHNaHs/s1600-h/P1040184.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SvOKPVCE4lI/AAAAAAAADgg/qbYVZZHNaHs/s400/P1040184.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400812374095880786" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-7505145898064446570?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-06T09:30:50.051+07:003http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/rex-hotel.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-04T17:59:38-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-3260384744753469884<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SvIurAYU1JI/AAAAAAAADgY/0c1E50q3uxE/s1600-h/P1050222.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SvIurAYU1JI/AAAAAAAADgY/0c1E50q3uxE/s400/P1050222.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400430219541927058" /></a><br />The new urban developments such as Phu My Hung in District 7 make HCMC look so organised from the air. Canals, green space, wide roads - its enough to make you want to live there, as opposed to somewhere down in <a href="http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/05/dusk-over-saigon-river.html">here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-3260384744753469884?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-05T08:59:38.528+07:004http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/district-7-and-phu-my-hung.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-03T17:35:35-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-8608403454856435305<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SvDaS9XaZoI/AAAAAAAADgI/il_t-oqZcmQ/s1600-h/P1050299.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/SvDaS9XaZoI/AAAAAAAADgI/il_t-oqZcmQ/s400/P1050299.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400055972462487170" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-8608403454856435305?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-04T08:35:35.563+07:005http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/yum-cha-at-shang-palace.htmlsimon kutchersimonkutcher@hotmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/043288393102762392322009-11-02T18:06:30-08:00tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31395618.post-1941374613456669800<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/Su-PK0YxBAI/AAAAAAAADgA/EhHIhA4dKoY/s1600-h/P1050266.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T0hvAtbJkTA/Su-PK0YxBAI/AAAAAAAADgA/EhHIhA4dKoY/s400/P1050266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399691894264497154" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There are parts of Saigon that go to extraordinary lengths for Halloween. Our kids went trick or treating on Saturday night and came across a few houses where people had set up more than just pumpkins and lanterns. These guys had trucked a graveyard and smoke machine all the way from the US. Impressive dedication<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31395618-1941374613456669800?l=saigon-today.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>2009-11-03T09:06:30.010+07:003http://saigon-today.blogspot.com/2009/11/halloween-in-saigon.html