![[Photos] Saigon Boulevard: The 9 Buildings You Miss in Saigon](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/May/23/saigonboulevard/BoulevardPosterbook_SGRs.jpg "[Photos] Saigon Boulevard: The 9 Buildings You Miss in Saigon")
![[Video] Hanoi Circus Acrobats Show Mesmerizing Moves in Short Film 'Sông Trăng'](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/May/15/SongTrang_SGRs.jpg "[Video] Hanoi Circus Acrobats Show Mesmerizing Moves in Short Film 'Sông Trăng'")
![[Video] Saigon's Sneakerheads Kick It up a Notch in New Documentary](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/May/10/AirMax2_SGRs.jpg "[Video] Saigon's Sneakerheads Kick It up a Notch in New Documentary")
Nomer Adona has lived in Vietnam since 1994, a 25-year journey (so far) that has taken him from working as an architect with the Malaysian government to the halls of international schools.
Two large crane statues stand atop ceremonial turtles with lotus flowers in their mouths on either side of the entrance to Villa Royale.
Instead of sunny Saigon, I found myself yet again in relentlessly sunny Bangkok. I had a convenient excuse though: attending a close friend’s wedding.
Potato foam is not something you’d expect to find in Saigon, or maybe anywhere and yet here it is, on my plate, during a tasting of Qui: Cuisine and Mixology’s new menu launch.
Vietnam joins several other Asian nations with expected economic growth rates of around 7% for the next decade according to a recent Standard Chartered report.
A whale with trash spilling out its busted belly, a seagull with feathers soaked in sticky oil, horses galloping in terror: a group of students circled around a computer peer over images of sculptures, searching for inspiration.
![[Photos] Blending in With Nature at a Rustic My Tho Coffee Shop](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/May/22/cafe1/cafe4s.jpg "[Photos] Blending in With Nature at a Rustic My Tho Coffee Shop")
![[Photo] Two Years After Eviction, 3A Station Lot Remains Sparsely Developed](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/May/15/3A1s.jpg "[Photo] Two Years After Eviction, 3A Station Lot Remains Sparsely Developed")
![[Photos] PR Campaign Stirs Controversy Online for Depictions of Pregnant Rape Victims](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/May/10/child-abuse/Abuse0s.jpg "[Photos] PR Campaign Stirs Controversy Online for Depictions of Pregnant Rape Victims")
With a devious grin on her face, Hau snatched the oversized plush pillow resembling a tree trunk from my hands, exclaiming, “Mine! And third steal so no one can take it away.”
While most people know Saigon’s water is far from clean, few grasp the severity of the contamination.
![[Photos] A Visual Anthology of Life and Fashion of 1970 Saigoneers](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/May/21/photos1/fashiontops.jpg "[Photos] A Visual Anthology of Life and Fashion of 1970 Saigoneers")
![[Photos] Hiding From the Heat at Cong Hoa Swimming Pool in 1965](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/May/13/swimming-pool/Pool0s.jpg "[Photos] Hiding From the Heat at Cong Hoa Swimming Pool in 1965")
![[Photos] The Life Semi-Aquatic With 1968 Can Tho](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/May/6/can-tho/CanTho24s.jpg "[Photos] The Life Semi-Aquatic With 1968 Can Tho")
![[Photos] On the Cusp of a Tourism Boom, a Pristine Sapa of the 1920s](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Apr/22/sapa-laocai/Sapa0s.jpg "[Photos] On the Cusp of a Tourism Boom, a Pristine Sapa of the 1920s")
![[Photos] A Child Wedding of Tay Ethnic Minority in Lao Cai in 1920s](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Apr/16/kiddiewedding/wedding2s.jpg "[Photos] A Child Wedding of Tay Ethnic Minority in Lao Cai in 1920s")
![[Photos] Vintage Tourism Posters Showcase Past Vietnam's Natural Landscapes](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Apr/8/vintage-posters/tourism0s.jpg "[Photos] Vintage Tourism Posters Showcase Past Vietnam's Natural Landscapes")
![[Video] Rare Newsreels From 1930 Show Harsh Realities of Life in Colonial Saigon](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/Mar/27/1930s.png "[Video] Rare Newsreels From 1930 Show Harsh Realities of Life in Colonial Saigon")
During the last decade of the 19th century, French colonists occupying northern Vietnam (then Tonkin) decided to conduct a census survey on the region’s ethnic minorities. The first convoys reached Lao Cai Province in 1898, and in 1903, Sapa Village was put on the map of Vietnam for the first time.
“Phu Quoc is a large, uncultivated island, apart from a few hectares of coffee plantation and the small gardens of Duong-Dong, covered throughout its whole extent by beautiful jungle which grows on a forest floor of exceptional richness and is exploitable, provided we build roads.”
![[Video] Savoring a Decadent Sunday Brunch at Le Meridien Saigon](http://media.urbanistnetwork.com/saigoneer/article-images/2019/May/20/brunch1jpgs.jpg "[Video] Savoring a Decadent Sunday Brunch at Le Meridien Saigon")
Thao Dien is known to some as a quiet neighborhood, despite its ongoing development projects. Upscale restaurants and fancy cafes are plentiful, serving a range of gourmet food and drinks. Yet, in between high-end eateries and tube houses, at times we can find a few places where we kick off our shoes and feel at home, such as this cozy cafe near the Thao Dien Market.
“Let's get loud, let's get loud, turn the music up, let's do it!“ singer Noiichan roared while standing atop a table in the middle of the spacious Hard Rock Cafe Saigon.
Hola Amigos !
Get ready for the return of Mosquito Band on Indika Stage on Thursday 6th december ! Mark the date and get ready to dance with the best Flamenco band in Town !
Free entry before 7pm - 50k after
Live Music from 8pm to 10pm
Come around for a fun night
Thursday, 6 December
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Indika Saigon | 43 Nguyen Van Giai, D1, HCMC
