On a recent trip to Saigon, the best advice I received about getting around the city during the 6PM rush was, "Don’t make plans before 8PM." This was advice well heeded. More often than not, during my stay in Saigon, I chose to stay in rather than face the gauntlet of motorbikes, cyclos, buses and cars that flood the streets every evening. As the population grows, it is clear … [Read more...] about The Population Puzzle: Fixing Saigon’s Traffic Problems
The French Connection
We should give fusion cuisine a chance. That last sentence probably lost me a third of our readers and the remaining few are already furrowing their brows. Hear me out, readers! Sure, fusion food is the work of the devil and even this discussion is a heresy against my Vietnamese roots, but don’t get me wrong--I love Vietnamese home cooking as much as anyone. But we should … [Read more...] about The French Connection