Travel Tips...Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

I have lived in Saigon for over three years. During that time, I have collected business cards, travel books, written notes, picked up recom...

Shopping Ho Chi Minh City: Ton That Thiep Street

Planning on shopping in Ho Chi Minh City? I just added these two shops to my   ' Saigon Favourites ' . When I am looking for laquerw...

Expat Life...Saigon

Someone asked me recently what I do with my day.  I am always stumped by this question. The answer came out in a slow ramble of words. write...

Art, Shop, Eat..Ho Chi Minh City

A new location, discovered yesterday,  to add to my Saigon Favourites List. Art... Tara & Kys Art Gallery 48 Dong Du Street District 1 H...

Historical snapshots...Vietnam

Old photographs and maps.  Hard to resist. I walked into a shop in Ho Chi Minh City, and spotted a stack of photographs tucked away  in the ...

Le Cong Kieu St- Saigon

Just in from a 10 day trip to the USA and slowly sliding back into life in Ho Chi Minh City. There is a process to arriving in Vietnam. Afte...

Bamboo Vietnam

I consider myself very lucky, I was passed on a folder filled with business cards  for everything imaginable in Ho Chi Minh City. If you mov...