Happy Vietnamese Women's Day! Chúc các bạn nữ một ngày 20/10 thật vui!
In celebration of Vietnamese Women's Day, we’ve compiled this slideshow of old pictures showing women throughout the history of Saigon.
Saigoneer in Saigon
Before motorized transportation was the norm in Saigon, horse-drawn carts were used to move both goods and people.
in Saigon
The Saigon Opera House (aka the Municipal Theatre) is one of Saigon’s oldest buildings and one of the city’s best examples of classical French architecture. Constructed at the turn of the 20th century...
Saigoneer in Saigon
Before 1975, large advertisements were commonplace in Saigon. But after the American War and the fall of capitalism in the South, ads were considered a vestige of the old order and were heavily regula...
Saigoneer in Saigon
Art deco is by far our favorite architectural style, one which luckily, Saigon has in spades. However, with each passing day, these buildings are being torn down to make way for modern structures whic...
Saigoneer in Saigon
Though cars have been present in the country since the turn of the 20th century, decades of war (1941 – 1975) and an economic stagnation (1975 – 1986) drastically reduced the number of automobiles in ...
Saigoneer in Saigon
We often look to old buildings in order reconnect with the past since they are clear and static reference points. Though useful, another important window into the past is the day-to-day lives of peopl...
Saigoneer in Service
As the impacts of climate change become ever-harder to ignore, it’s important to remember that some solutions exist close to home.
in Service
Saigoneer in Education
“Instead of thinking of a destination to this journey, think about the direction.”
Saigoneer in Education
“I wasn’t much of a people person...but by being able to meet so many people from so many places and work during my internship…EHL made me grow up out of my little bubble and I became more comfortable...
Saigoneer in Education
Being accepted into a top university is just the first step on a student's journey to higher education where soft skills and study habits are keys to long-term academic success.
Saigoneer in Hotels
“Because you get it” is a fitting tagline for the newly-opened Wink Hotel Saigon Centre, the first hotel of several planned Wink Hotels.
