delatbabel
Australian expat in Vietnam
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Australian
Lives in Saigon
Registration: 07 October 2014
Piano player?
This event has come and gone, thanks. Topic can be closed. Read More
Piano player?
Hi, is anyone here a Piano player or knows someone who is and can give me a lead? About 1-2 hours work playing light music for a wedding in early March. Thanx, Del Read More
good quality beef in ho chi minh by JustinAussieinVietnam
hi guys, I moved to ho chi minh a month ago and have been unable to find any good quality meat. do you know any place that sells high quality beef? I have heard there is australian beef around but just don't know where to find it. I'm in ...
It's a pity that beef isn't brought in here from Vanuatu. They have the best beef I've ever tasted, anywhere in my life, and I've eaten beef all over Australia and the USA (IMHO the best Australian beef is much better than the best ... Read More
Steak knives?
As a follow up. Lotte Mart do have a knife section, I saw it several times. There were no steak knives for sale in that section. I do know what a steak knife looks like. They had a set of 3 knives in a pack, one of which was a steak knife, but ... Read More
Espero electric scooter? by delatbabel
Hi all, I'm tempted to buy one of these, Espero Xmen electric scooter: http://www.xedapdientranquang.com/xe-may-dien-x-men-1-1-815320.html Has anyone tried anything similar? I have had an electric bicycle at home (with a Li-Ion battery) but ...
Interesting information, but unrelated to what I was looking for. I'm not interested in the gas burning engine, I would need a license and registration for that and I don't have that in the short term. I don't live in an apartment, and ... Read More
Espero electric scooter?
Hi all, I'm tempted to buy one of these, Espero Xmen electric scooter: http://www.xedapdientranquang.com/xe-may-dien-x-men-1-1-815320.html Has anyone tried anything similar? I have had an electric bicycle at home (with a Li-Ion battery) but ... Read More
Best burger in Saigon?
What's your opinion? Currently my vote goes to the blue burger at Jaspas on Dong Khoi in D1. The meat is thick and tender, cooked to char on the outside but still juicy inside. If you're not a blue cheese fan like I am then maybe you ... Read More
My apartment building project in Saigon, Vietnam by benlws
Hello everyone, I'm in the process of building a small apartment on a piece of land that my wife and I purchased early this year, and I'm also writing to document about my real estate journey and experiences in Saigon, and random rambling thoughts ...
Good luck and I'm interested to keep following. I've been reading the blog. This is something I've been considering for myself, maybe in a couple of years time although I would be looking around the Tan Binh district rather than Binh ... Read More
Meetup for Expat entrepreneurs by verenavaleria
Hi, I will be in HCMC until the 8.1. and just wanted to exchange some ideas and chitchat with fellow souls. I would provide the space, so that we do not have to pay for one (my place is in district one near Hi Ba Trung). Just bring along something ...
Is there an apartment number or unit number we have to go to? Read More
Meetup for Expat entrepreneurs by verenavaleria
Hi, I will be in HCMC until the 8.1. and just wanted to exchange some ideas and chitchat with fellow souls. I would provide the space, so that we do not have to pay for one (my place is in district one near Hi Ba Trung). Just bring along something ...
OK sounds interesting, count me in. Read More
Steak knives?
No luck with steak knives at any of the Lotte Mart stores that I went to, even the new one on Cong Hoa. Read More
SALSA
I saw this happening which might interest you: saigoneer.com/saigon-events/3304-latin-night-the-cube I have taught dance in the past, although not Latin like Salsa. I was considering starting a social dance class/night, starting with foxtrot and ... Read More
Steak knives?
Does anyone know where I can buy decent steak knives in Saigon? Read More
EXPAT SCOTS IN HCMC
I'm not a Scot but I lived in Edinburgh for a couple of months. If we can get in some decent single malt then I'm sure we'll have lots to talk about. Read More
Business cards by delatbabel
HI, Can someone recommend a company here to design and print business cards? Thanx, Del
Let me restate that I want to have someone else design the card for me. I don't want to use MS publisher to do it myself, my design skills aren't that good. I have some ideas which I'm prepared to discuss with a designer but just ... Read More
Business cards
HI, Can someone recommend a company here to design and print business cards? Thanx, Del Read More
English club at Bui Vien Street on Mon & Wed every week by VanKhanh Ho
Hi there I have been going to this English club for a few weeks and really LOVE this place. We are there mostly Vietnamese workers and students, most of them very nice and enthusiastic to learn speaking English. For now, there is only one ...
I have been going most Wednesdays and there are usually 2-3 other expats there. I can't make Mondays so I don't know what the mix is on that day. Read More
Yacht Sailing by geoffsails
I'm from England, born a Geordie but I grew up in the Wirral near Chester. I currently live in Nha Trang, Vietnam. I'm single and enjoy sailing. I'm an experienced Yacht Skipper with many long passages behind me and around 55,000 Nautical Miles ...
Of course the big question is -- will the rules about yacht entry to Vietnam be relaxed when the marina is ready? At the moment it would be next to impossible for a foreign flagged yacht to enter the marina (must stay within sight of Nha Trang ... Read More
Yacht Sailing by geoffsails
I'm from England, born a Geordie but I grew up in the Wirral near Chester. I currently live in Nha Trang, Vietnam. I'm single and enjoy sailing. I'm an experienced Yacht Skipper with many long passages behind me and around 55,000 Nautical Miles ...
OK stay in touch. Is that actually at Bai Tien (about 40km north of Nha Trang) or closer to Nha Trang itself? The topo map on the Ana Marina web site looks like an area near Vinh Hoa just north of Nha Trang on the Nha Trang bay. Read More
Yacht Sailing by geoffsails
I'm from England, born a Geordie but I grew up in the Wirral near Chester. I currently live in Nha Trang, Vietnam. I'm single and enjoy sailing. I'm an experienced Yacht Skipper with many long passages behind me and around 55,000 Nautical Miles ...
Where did you get that information from? I made enquiries locally and came up with "nothing under construction, no plans to build anything". Read More
Looking for Large Format Printing Shop by shanin.p
Hi, everyone. I am from Thailand and about to travel to HCMC very soon for market survey. Can anyone recommend me a good shop or an area that I can find a lot of Print Shop, especially large format size like A0 or A1 prints. It could be for graphic ...
That's what I was after, thanks. Laminating would be good but printing direct to PVC is even better. Read More
Looking for Large Format Printing Shop by shanin.p
Hi, everyone. I am from Thailand and about to travel to HCMC very soon for market survey. Can anyone recommend me a good shop or an area that I can find a lot of Print Shop, especially large format size like A0 or A1 prints. It could be for graphic ...
I'm after something similar, however I am only after A2 or A3 printing, plus lamination (plastic coating). I need this on a semi-regular basis, I would think that for my work I need about 6-8 times per year some A2 or A3 printing laminated. ... Read More
USTVNOW.......account hacked!!!
Probably not related to your passwords but you should change them anyway. The most likely cause is that someone swiped your card a second time or wrote down the number while you were in a restaurant and made off with it. Read More
English club at Bui Vien Street on Mon & Wed every week by VanKhanh Ho
Hi there I have been going to this English club for a few weeks and really LOVE this place. We are there mostly Vietnamese workers and students, most of them very nice and enthusiastic to learn speaking English. For now, there is only one ...
I hope to be there tomorrow night if it's on. Read More
USTVNOW.......account hacked!!!
Contact the bank that issued the card and tell them that the charges were fraudulent. Read More
Where do I get ... ? by delatbabel
New Aussie just landed in HCMC a couple of days ago. I'm trying to fit out my new place in Tanh Binh district and I'm already lost as to where to find a few of the essentials for home: * Vegemite! Please help -- I heard it was available in ...
Ah, I see. Apologies about the confusion. I need Metho as a drying agent, I'm not sure that IPA will work as well. You can use glass cleaner to clean glass, it's a dilute form of methylated spirits -- in fact metho by itself works better. ... Read More
Where do I get ... ? by delatbabel
New Aussie just landed in HCMC a couple of days ago. I'm trying to fit out my new place in Tanh Binh district and I'm already lost as to where to find a few of the essentials for home: * Vegemite! Please help -- I heard it was available in ...
Also -- rubbing alcohol and methylated spirits are completely different. Rubbing alcohol is isopropyl alcohol. Methylated spirits is ethyl alcohol aka ethanol (denatured), same stuff you find in your vodka, but more concentrated and has methyl ... Read More
Where do I get ... ? by delatbabel
New Aussie just landed in HCMC a couple of days ago. I'm trying to fit out my new place in Tanh Binh district and I'm already lost as to where to find a few of the essentials for home: * Vegemite! Please help -- I heard it was available in ...
If you get borax you have 2 choices. Mix it 50:50 with powdered sugar (icing sugar) and serve it dry to cockroaches. They love it. Turns their insides into concrete lumps. Either that or wet it with a little water and serve it up to ants -- just ... Read More
Where do I get ... ? by delatbabel
New Aussie just landed in HCMC a couple of days ago. I'm trying to fit out my new place in Tanh Binh district and I'm already lost as to where to find a few of the essentials for home: * Vegemite! Please help -- I heard it was available in ...
Update: I have a contact that says borax here is "h脿n the" and can be found in the markets, so I will try to look there. Read More
Where do I get ... ? by delatbabel
New Aussie just landed in HCMC a couple of days ago. I'm trying to fit out my new place in Tanh Binh district and I'm already lost as to where to find a few of the essentials for home: * Vegemite! Please help -- I heard it was available in ...
Thanks for the help so far. Vegemite has been obtained. I can't use the chalk stick because I have a cat (and I have no idea what's in it). A few more things that I am after: * empty plastic spray bottles -- the sort you might fill with ... Read More
Where do I get ... ?
New Aussie just landed in HCMC a couple of days ago. I'm trying to fit out my new place in Tanh Binh district and I'm already lost as to where to find a few of the essentials for home: * Vegemite! Please help -- I heard it was available in ... Read More
Yacht Sailing by geoffsails
I'm from England, born a Geordie but I grew up in the Wirral near Chester. I currently live in Nha Trang, Vietnam. I'm single and enjoy sailing. I'm an experienced Yacht Skipper with many long passages behind me and around 55,000 Nautical Miles ...
I sent you a skype add request. May be best to be in contact once I arrive in Vietnam, some time in November. Read More
Yacht Sailing by geoffsails
I'm from England, born a Geordie but I grew up in the Wirral near Chester. I currently live in Nha Trang, Vietnam. I'm single and enjoy sailing. I'm an experienced Yacht Skipper with many long passages behind me and around 55,000 Nautical Miles ...
There is not as far as I'm aware. There's an Australian guy called Allan Goodman who's been trying to convince the government and investors to set up a marina around Nha Trang. So far he's achieved very little apart from a bunch of ... Read More
Yacht Sailing by geoffsails
I'm from England, born a Geordie but I grew up in the Wirral near Chester. I currently live in Nha Trang, Vietnam. I'm single and enjoy sailing. I'm an experienced Yacht Skipper with many long passages behind me and around 55,000 Nautical Miles ...
I'm also a sailor, moving to Vietnam in November. I won't be bringing my yacht, I don't know of any marina where I can put it, but I'm thinking of storing it "around the corner" in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. If a marina ... Read More