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How to Drive a Motorbike in Saigon
How to Drive a Motorbike in Saigon
Techniques and strategies to stop driving like a foreigner.
Matt Pike
May 29, 2017
A Love Letter to Bui Vien
A Love Letter to Bui Vien
The filth, the tailpipes grazing against your calves, the palpable aura of indecency — all good reasons to never go back. Yet here I am…
Matt Pike
Apr 23, 2017
A Night in Yangon — Expats and a Hangover
A Night in Yangon — Expats and a Hangover
Alcoholic tourism.
Matt Pike
Jun 19, 2017
The End of Thao Dien
The End of Thao Dien
In Ho Chi Minh City, where cement skeletons rise up from the dust like graveyards of human coral, the future is here…
Matt Pike
Dec 22, 2017
Saigon Gangsters and a Bowl of Penis Soup
Saigon Gangsters and a Bowl of Penis Soup
A couple of firsts in my life — dick soup and getting high with scary men. Just another night of adventure in Saigon.
Matt Pike
Oct 23, 2017
From Engineer to Writer — A Glimpse of the Journey
From Engineer to Writer — A Glimpse of the Journey
The blog post I wrote after quitting my job to move to Vietnam.
Matt Pike
Jul 20, 2017
Em Oi, Keep the Change
Em Oi, Keep the Change
Concrete giants sprout from the banks of the Saigon River in every direction — a half-built subway station to my right, a wall of apartment…
Matt Pike
Apr 9, 2017
Some of the Rest
This Side of Time — Part 2
This Side of Time — Part 2
How do you feel today, Mr.Storyteller? The same as ever? I guess that would make sense. Well, now that you’re with us, how about a story…
Matt Pike
May 21, 2020
When Typhoon Usagi Came to Saigon
When Typhoon Usagi Came to Saigon
How I survived the worst floods to ever hit Ho Chi Minh City.
Matt Pike
Nov 29, 2018
New Year’s Eve in Saigon
New Year’s Eve in Saigon
A glimpse inside Vietnam’s biggest city
Matt Pike
Sep 19, 2018
Why I Should Never Drive Boats
Why I Should Never Drive Boats
It was summertime, at a tiny cottage on a lake in backwoods Nova Scotia, and I learned why I should never be a boat captain.
Matt Pike
Jun 20, 2018
Flight of the Cockroach
Flight of the Cockroach
I didn't know that cockroaches in Vietnam could fly. Until this happened.
Matt Pike
May 30, 2018
Crazy Eyes — The Weird of Bui Vien
Crazy Eyes — The Weird of Bui Vien
One of my strangest interactions with a lunatic on Bui Vien street in Ho Chi Minh City.
Matt Pike
May 2, 2018
Here’s What Changed When I Got My First Writing Job
Here’s What Changed When I Got My First Writing Job
I signed my first freelance writing contract just over six months ago. Here are the lessons I’ve learned since then.
Matt Pike
Apr 4, 2018
There He Goes Again, Thinking He Knows What’s Going On
There He Goes Again, Thinking He Knows What’s Going On
The bass pulses through me like a vicious heartbeat. One of my hands floats along with the music, and for an instant, it all makes sense…
Matt Pike
Mar 6, 2018
Vietnam’s Quest Festival — Searching for the Good Times
Vietnam’s Quest Festival — Searching for the Good Times
In the woods outside Hanoi, a few thousand people get together to camp and have an experience nobody will forget.
Matt Pike
Nov 20, 2017
The Death of Public Fun in our Commercialized World
The Death of Public Fun in our Commercialized World
Too many communities in North America have the appeal of cinder-blocks with ads.
Matt Pike
Oct 16, 2017
Faking it on George Street
Faking it on George Street
He holds the ID up so he can see me at the same time. “I mean… I’ve seen worse. If the light’s bad, it could work.”
Matt Pike
Sep 13, 2017
Bum Guns are the Shit
Bum Guns are the Shit
Toilet paper — what a shitty experience.
Matt Pike
Sep 1, 2017
East is the New Wild West
East is the New Wild West
There are upwards of 75,000 foreigners in Vietnam alone. They left their homes for a different way of life.
Matt Pike
Aug 26, 2017
Osheaga Festival: Montreal for the Soul
Osheaga Festival: Montreal for the Soul
In a world of bad news, it’s nice to remember that you can still be yourself among thousands of strangers and have a lot of fun…
Matt Pike
Aug 11, 2017
A Life of Goodbyes
A Life of Goodbyes
Expat life and the revolving door of friendships.
Matt Pike
Jul 30, 2017
Get out of my way you bastards — A groggy Thank You note to Hunter S. Thompson
Get out of my way you bastards — A groggy Thank You note to Hunter S. Thompson
Matt Pike
Jul 13, 2017
A Stranger on The Peace Full Path
A Stranger on The Peace Full Path
I join up with some amazing people to give charitable work a try.
Matt Pike
Jul 6, 2017
Lei Thar Gone Guest House — Myanmar
Lei Thar Gone Guest House — Myanmar
Betel, fishing, and good vibes in central Myanmar.
Matt Pike
Jun 28, 2017
Trapped in the Shitter
Trapped in the Shitter
From boring to hilarious in the turn of a knob.
Matt Pike
Jun 11, 2017
The Monsoon Rains Are Here Again
The Monsoon Rains Are Here Again
When Saigon gives you rain, park your bike and order a coffee.
Matt Pike
Jun 5, 2017
Why I Stopped Playing Video Games
Why I Stopped Playing Video Games
I haven't played video games in months. Let me quantify what that means…
Matt Pike
May 16, 2017
A Bit of Rum on Tet
A Bit of Rum on Tet
It was well past midnight, quiet as usual in our little Saigon hem. I was typing away at my laptop, trying not to wake Jess on the other…
Matt Pike
May 15, 2017
The Fearsome Saigon Traffic Police
The Fearsome Saigon Traffic Police
The cop leans in and whispers: “We go to ATM. I have friends.”
Matt Pike
May 11, 2017
A Sad Massage
A Sad Massage
“In Vietnam, man with good job have many girlfriends.”
Matt Pike
May 8, 2017
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