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Tag Archives: pollution
My Haze Contrast Photos
In the first set taken at Parkland Green during the haze (psi in the 80’s) vs a relatively pollution free day some months ago (psi in the 20’s I think?), the contrast seems great. Actually in the second set the … Continue reading
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Tagged Before and After, blue skies, comparison, contrast photos, Haze, pollution
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Preferred Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi
I travelled to Hanoi recently, but have hesitated to write about the trip in fears of seeming horribly ungrateful. We should never be ungrateful when it comes to travel and every new cultural experience expands our horizons. The thing is, … Continue reading
Vietnam and My Expectations
Soon after I got there I was telling myself that I really love this place. It’s the loveliest place that I have visited in Asia, after Japan and Taiwan. To me the people of the country are a huge factor … Continue reading
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Tagged children, culture, cute, expectations, friendly, HCMC, Ho Chi Minh City, kids, Life, Living, masks, My Trip, people, personal, photography, photos, pollution, pretty, Saigon, travel, Vietnam, Vietnamese, women
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Arriving in Vietnam
I was surprised that the flight time from Singapore to Ho Chi Minh felt shorter than a trip to Bangkok (2 hour flight). The trip to Saigon took just 1.5 hours. It truly felt like the plane was descending just … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, arrival, Asia, beauty, City, culture, duration, face masks, Flight, HCMC, Ho Chi Minh, Life, Living, motor bikes, people, personal, photography, photos, pollution, Saigon, Temple, tet, traffic, travel, trip, vibrant, Vietnam, women
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Haze Worsens
Update 6pm: Our air quality has hit the unhealthy range. What I wrote earlier: The P.S.I hit 90 and if it goes past 100 the air is officially in the unhealthy zone. The temperature today was around 31 degrees. … Continue reading
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Tagged Air, Air Quality, Haze, headlines, Life, Living, news, photography, photos, pollution, PSI, Singapore, Smog, Smoky, Sumatra, temperature, travel, weather
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The Awful Haze is Back
It’s so frustrating that no matter how efficient your government is, they can’t do anything about this problem, because this particular environmental problem it’s out of their hands. I was thinking the farmers in Sumatra must be choking on the … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, Haze, Life, Living, news, personal, photography, photos, pollution, Singapore, Sumatra, travel, weather
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