About Me
As you’ve probably noticed from the title and domain name of this blog my name is Kham Tran. I’m an Australian Vietnamese born Chinese guy (I know, it’s a bit of a mouthful) in his late 20s living in Melbourne, Australia.
Basically, my background is Chinese. My grandparents migrated to Vietnam from China before my parents were even born and that’s how we ended up in Vietnam. I was born in Vietnam but left for Australia in 1979 before my first birthday.
I speak English as well as Chinese (The Diojiu dialect and a little Cantonese) and some Vietnamese most of which I learnt from spending a year living in Saigon from July 2006 until August 2007. One of the reasons for going to live in Vietnam was that when I first came to visit back in November 2004 I felt that I owed it to myself to one day live a small part of my life there. A couple of years later I packed my bags and made the move with the plan to spend 6 months to a year in Saigon. I ended up staying for the full year and the experience is something I will never ever forget.
So yeah, this blog is just a way for me to share my experiences, some photos and just ramble on about anything else that interests me. So make sure you write a comment if you come across anything that interests you.
Here are some more details about myself…
Name: Kham Tran
Star Sign: Leo
Chinese Sign: Horse
Nationality: Australian
Ethnicity: Vietnamese born Chinese
Occupation: Search Marketer
Social Networking: Kham’s Facebook Profile
Business Networking: Kham’s LinkedIn Profile
Hi Kham, I really enjoyed your website and we all had a good laugh at your bungy ride. Would like to see more photos of asian women with good legs (Chill wont mind) and i’ll get you to teach me how to design my website.
Thanks Rob! Ha ha yeah I’ve purposely kept those pics out
And yeah I’ll be more than happy to help you setup your own blog when I’m in back Melbourne.
Nice to meet you Kham. Join us at our next blogger’s meeting
Sure, count me in!
Hey Kham,
It’s nice discovering your blog. heaps of interesting pictures and stories. Are you working in SGN as well?
Hey Shaun, thanks dude. Yeah I am working here at the moment but just from home maintaining a few websites.
Hi, great blog! Came across it randomly and really enjoyed reading it.
Hi Kham,
I really like your blog! I wish I could pack my bags and move to Vietnam like you.
Hi Kham,
Stumbled upon your blog while I was reading some other blogs about Vietnamese food. Great blog by the way! I love the pictures that go along with your writings. Keep up the good work. I’ll be in Saigon for a vacation later this year too. Can’t wait to try out some of the spots I see on your blog, they all look so fun
Hi Kham, I enjoyed reading your about me section. I’m looking for unique friends from all over the world and you are very unique indeed. The Vietnamese blood that you have seems to have called you back to Vietnam. I hope I can visit your blog often. Anyway, will subscribe to your feed. Keep in touch.
Hi there,
I am visiting Vietnam in Jan and was just browzing the web for blogs of holidays. Yours is fantastic. How do you go about setting up something like this?
Thanks Lisa
I use paid web hosting and my own domain name for this blog but there are numerous sites on the web that will allow you to setup your own personal blog for free. Check out WordPress.com or Blogger.com.
Hey, quite odd that I came across your blog because I was actually looking up how to make banh canh
You seem to be a very interesting person. I wish I could just drop everything and go live in Vietnam for a year. I was born in Vietnam too, but left when I was 5 years old. One of these days I will definitely come back to visit.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I am Malaysian Chinese. Both my grandfathers came from China and both my grandmothers’ parents came to Malaysia much earlier. Anyway, I was in Vietnam recently. Check out my site… and nice to meet you.
Thanks for visiting my blog Kham. Your photos are very good! I like the landscape shots.
Hi Kham. I love your pics, you’ve got a great eye for composition. I also love the little stories that comes with them… very interesting indeed!