Posts in category Saigon Profiles

Despite a quintessentially Scottish name, famous for the castle sitting on the bonny banks of Loch Ness in the Scottish highlands, Johann Urquhart was born …

Tran Ngoc Bich moved from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City to open a bun cha restaurant. “It’s easier to live here and do business,” …

Melbourne boy Jason Gibaud has had a bit of a wild and whimsical ride, one that’s taken him from interior design school to Hollywood films …

The key to branding is enriching lives through the brand experience. That’s the bottom line for Matt Millard, a former expat brat who found his …

Simran Rajpal stepped off the plane in Vietnam with a cake in each hand, a loving Indian wife worried about her husband Jeetan’s welfare in …

From Australian Apprentice of the Year, to executive chef for Australia’s Reserve Bank, to founder and owner of one of Saigon’s most unique antique shops, …

London-born Geoff Hopkins spends a few months every year searching for wild tea trees in Vietnam’s misty mountainous regions. For Geoff is a tea obsessive. …

Timen Swijtink first set foot in Vietnam in the summer of 2006, accompanying a friend on the backpacker loop of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. …

Creative Producer Linh Phan is a Vietnamese-Canadian  based in Ho Chi Minh City. The company here and her business partner started, Fact and Fiction Films, …

Mark Gustafson is an imposing figure, both in physical stature and in what he has contributed to our community. Referred to by many as the …