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I left Vietnam to get a new visa, then I did not return.

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The famous Malaysian Street near the Ben Thanh Market has been hit hard by covid-19. This used to be a busy area full of Malaysian Muslim tourists. Sadly, nearly a year…

Not sure how I missed this report but I found out by an email from the US Embassy in Hanoi today that the US Peace Corps was finally invited by Vietnam to enter the…

It has been awhile since I last posted at this blog. With the new cooler weather in Saigon, the cooler morning temperatures mean early morning PM 2.5 levels are…

Here is a great video on Vimeo looking at the Saigonese people. A very good perspective. Humans Of Saigon from Han Phan on Vimeo.

A couple months ago I started to use Chopp.vn to order some groceries that I needed that was hard to find at the local markets such as Family Mart or Vinmart. So far I…

Been meaning to do this for Tung for the longest time. I will post videos about XO Tours often now. Partly because this is a cool tour with awesome Vietnamese guides. XO…

Bamboo Airlines is one of the newest players in the Vietnamese airlines industry. Bamboo Airlines aims to offer high quality 5-star service at an affordable price. They…

Took a short break today at Saigon Siblings (formerly Vietcetera Cafe). I had a craving for pancakes so I headed that way after I finished my "chores" in District 1. I…

Being a person of Japanese ancestry, I have to have my Japanese food. Buying Japanese food in Saigon can get a bit expensive. Hence, I normally just focus on buying miso…

Every Sunday at Baba's Kitchen in Thao Dien, the Sri Lankan chef prepares a Sri Lankan buffet. It has become one of the customer favorites at Baba's Kitchen on Sundays…

One of my favorite dishes at Baba's Kitchen is the Northern Thali. According to Baba's Kitchen's menu, a thali is: "...is a complete meal with curries, vegetables, rice…

Have you ever wondered which zip code/postal code to put for Saigon? It is a question that Vietnamese and Expats always ask about. No worries, inXpress360 did a great…

Thai and Vietnamese Vloggers Bite Size Asia are new vloggers in Vietnam. They are interesting in that one of the vloggers is Thai, the other is Vietnamese. Hence you get…

In Asian history, you always hear about the two failed Mongol invasions of Japan in the late 1300s. Yet me know very little about two, also failed, Mongol invasions of…

FirePoAm always puts some great video content on the fire department, police and ambulances in Saigon. Today he posted a video with the fire department doing a training…

National Geographic is one of the many publications taking a look at the negatives affect of sand mining in Vietnam and the rest of Southeast Asia. In Vietnam, sand…

For those living in Saigon the last several years, it is becoming a norm to deal with rising air pollution as Autumn arrives. This year, in particular, the levels of PM…

Filthy Vegan, run by the same infamous owner of Bookworm's Coffee, just recently opened a new vegan restaurant near the corner of De Tham and Co Bac in District 1 (just…