As last week's storms attest to, the rainy season is about to once again menace the city.
This week our Saigon Postcard considers the time of the year when the storm gods smite us with impassable streets and send us scrambling for ponchos and umbrellas. Click the image to flip for the text.
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Humans adapted to fields, birds to branches... and yet, in Saigon...
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When dark clouds rumble in a frequency akin to that of an empty stomach, the city transforms into a bowl of soup.
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Who hasn't skilled moods that shift quick as clouds dashing throughout Saigon's skyline?
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Before bombs and boobie traps, guerilla offenses and ambushes, Vietnam had another means of driving invaders out.
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Navigating traffic with absurdly overburdened motorbikes comes as second nature to Saigoneers.
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While the rainy season's flooded streets, soaked satchels and delayed appointments can make one curse its arrival, sometimes when the torrent hits the neon storefronts just so, it becomes a source of ...
If you’re looking for tropical getaways to Vietnam’s central coast for this holiday season and include search engine terms like 5 Stars, Nature, Peaceful, Relaxing, and Exciting, one name will continu...
Every holiday season aims to be a period of special indulgence to celebrate and treat yourself and those you love. For the last twenty years, the Sheraton Saigon Grand Opera Hotel has been a popular p...
Saigon’s urban landscape is dotted with spas and beauty salons, many of which provide standard services. Mornington Spa in District 2 aims to stand out with a holistic approach, international standard...
Anyone who has attended an event at GEM Center knows how spectacular their sensory installations can be. Saigoneer has been wowed by pulsing jellyfish chandeliers, digital butterflies flickering aroun...
The festive season in Vietnam may not include quaint snowy villages or homes covered in lights, but you can still embrace the magical charms of Christmas and New Year's here while enjoying splendorous...
The winter holidays can be difficult in Vietnam. Work and school routines combined with a dearth of decoration around every corner threaten to dampen the spirit of the special time. However, an easy d...
