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Saigon Traffic Blows My Mind, Every Single Day

Kris — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:30:11 +0000

We speak of it often, and for good reason. I've seen some crazy-ass traffic around the world, but everything else pales in comparison with the chaos found in Saigon.

Top Tips for Surviving Saigon

Kris — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:30:14 +0000

Having passed the one month mark in Saigon, I felt it was time to reflect upon the lessons that I’ve learned since arriving.

Finances

Matt — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:52:07 +0000

So, we had $1036 all together, but Rob, Dan, and I finally got our payment for September teaching…all $601 of it. Our teaching schedules hadn’t yet matured, so while this could help stave off poverty for a bit, it’s certainly not a sustainable income and it doesn’t offer much comfort as we careen our way [...]

Flows and Blockers

Brian — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:26:36 +0000

There is no contest in what I consider to be the greatest accomplishment of my time here in Saigon. Driving a motorbike, day after day in the traffic here. When we arrived here we were totally amazed by the chaos embodied by the traffic. Motorbikes, cars, and buses swirled around each other and over every [...]

Tempering My Excitement for Driving

Rob — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:14:41 +0000

After my corporate English class last night, I invited the students to get coffee-- a thank you for such a great class. Of course, this being Saigon and them being investment bankers, each student took their own shiny, functional motorcycle to the coffee shop, and I took Bonushog.

Traffic

Rob — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:41:00 +0000

I had read about traffic in Ho Chi Minh, but couldn’t have guessed how crazy it would be. Every road is busy. They burst with the exhaust and noise of a thousand scooters moving by some inscrutable logic to every corner of the city. Traffic lights are either non-existent, or well-hidden in dense thickets of wires that form the city’s electric backbone.