Despite being the most exclusive area of HCMC Thao Dien is on the Saigon River flood plain. With The Saigon being tidal whenever there’s a high tide during the rainy season the water comes up through the drains when it rains. Some streets actually look like rivers. Grab Boat are making a fortune at present! Continue reading Living on The Saigon River Flood Plain
Apparently this year has been the wettest anyone can remember. The devastating floods in central Vietnam, that killed many and washed away thousands of homes, are testament to that. So the flooding we’ve had in HCMC is a mere inconvenience. However I took a few videos of my street (well I don’t actually own it but I live there so it’s my street!). The street … Continue reading The Rainy Season
I’m the words of Murryhead I had “One Night in Bangkok”. The trip was largely uneventful but the big highlight was seeing Suegat again. I was devastated when she had forgotten me as she used to be my shadow. She was scared to come to me which was disappointing as I thought she’d lost her fear of new people, however she may just have been … Continue reading Bangkok Trip November 2016
Myself and Dutchie often ponder about coconuts and reflect on their magnificence and their abundance in Vietnam and their uses and the amount of a coconut that is often wasted. After much pondering we decided to leave the city and go to coconut country and see these fine fruits being farmed and used to make coconut based products. Following in similar style to our last … Continue reading Bèn Tre Trip
Well as its a slow news day with no visits to new eating places I thought my favourite cafe deserves its own post. In true Vietnamese naming protocol it’s called Shop 89 as its a shop and it’s number 89. Affectionately known to myself, Dutchie and Fake Scouser as HQ we while away many a happy hour watching the world go by. Sometimes we are … Continue reading A Tale of One Cafe and Two Dogs
Well it’s actually day 9 as I missed yesterday and day 2 (which did not bode well for reliability!). On that note for late starters to the “Vegan in Vietnam” series it’s not day 7 of being a vegan or being in Vietnam it’s just since I decided to stop sticking to the same few places and try a new place a day. Todays eatery … Continue reading Vegan in Vietnam… day 7
Today’s restaurant is not new for me as its one of the places I eat at very regularly. It’s a pagoda (temple) restaurant and is very close to my home. The food is cheap and very tasty, I would say it’s probably the tastiest food I eat, so quality is certainly not sacrificed for price. It’s situated on a busy road in district 2 of … Continue reading Vegan in Vietnam… day 6
