Saigoneer's staff highlights their favorite articles from the past week.
[Video] "The Road Story Vietnam"
There’s no shortage of videos made by backpackers trekking through Vietnam which tap directly into our wanderlust. But few videos feature the high-level of production value found in "The Road Story Vietnam."
Event Rewind: Nón Lá Poétry @ 3A Alternative Art Area
If we look at the recent art events in and from Saigon it is that technology has been slowly seeping through the city’s alternative cultural platforms.
New Restaurant Brings Hanoi’s Street Life And Trees Indoors
Hanoi’s Cheering Beer Club/Restaurant, designed by H&P Architects, aims to blur the boundary between inside and out by creating a dialogue between contemporary architecture and the surrounding environment. The result is a venue full of beautiful woodwork, centered around an old tree.
[Photos] 15 Of The Most Ridiculous Signs You’ll Ever See In Vietnam
Whether it be Google translate fails, cultural misinterpretations or outright ridiculousness, these signs, sourced from Another Side of Vietnam, had us shaking our heads, laughing hysterically, and sometimes wondering, “WTF?”
[Photos] Saigon Then And Now
We’re back with another set of our “Then and Now” photos which contrast old images of Saigon with their present day counterparts. For a much larger collection, head over to the Saïgon-Chợ Lớn Then & Now Facebook group, a collaboration between Saigoneer and Historic Vietnam.
[Video] Take A Motorbike Trip Through The Streets Of 1991 Saigon
What better way to see how Saigon has changed over the past 25 years than on the back of a motorbike?
