Blog by Tam Huynh

In this ‘blogchain’, I will relate a vivid souvenir both personally and professionally impacted by the event. As I was involved in all aspects of the outbreak as a medical insurer but also based in Vietnam back then, I share my insider view of the past and current developments.

I have been fascinated...

My friend Robert Bicknell, who passed away recently, wrote in the following posthume article, that his greatest fear is to be forgotten.

I ask all of you as a favor to read his last interview with Golf Magazine at https://vietnamgolfmagazine.net/en/noi-so-lon-nhat-la-bi-lang-quen

You wi...

Most of the time, we can see comments that are a one-way, the ‘West-side-story’, and it sounds gloomy, despicable of the East-side-story. But as we say ‘when in Rome do as Roman’... or at least get the ‘intelligence’, in the warcraft sense of knowledge, of the terrain. Because you are in foreign ter...

Some days your eyes, your throat and your view tells you that it’s not going to be a healthy day: then you can’t believe your eyes, the landmark 81 has disappeared from your windows view!

Pics above HEALTHY Vs UNHEALTHY VIEW OF THE POLLUTION in HCMC 

Following advice courtesy Family Medical Prac...

It starts with a safe ‘lets grab a cheap beer in Pham ngu lao backpacker area.
It is clear that most people would not see a ‘no risk outing’ in the combination of ‘vietnam safest tourist place’ in the world + ‘let’s grab a cheap beer’ + ‘the liveliest district in Saigon’ + the ‘cool backpacker Bui v...