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QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB After a hydrofoil (Soviet... 1 Aug 2013 | 01:14 pm
QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB After a hydrofoil (Soviet Surplus!) from Vung Tau to Ho Chi Minh City and then a red-eye flight to Tokyo, I’m the definition of jetlag! With a 9-hour layover in ...
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING… ? Do the folks at this hotel... 30 Jul 2013 | 08:09 pm
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING… ? Do the folks at this hotel ever wonder about all the Westerners walking by and giggling? Has anyone clued them in? And then this sign… I mean a lot of the tourists here act...
HOW TO REFRESH AFTER A CROWDED FLIGHT A chilled fresh coconut is... 30 Jul 2013 | 08:02 pm
HOW TO REFRESH AFTER A CROWDED FLIGHT A chilled fresh coconut is a great way to cool off on a hot Vietnamese afternoon. After you’ve finished the juice you scoop out the tender flesh inside.
Xích Lô (Cyclo/Pedicab) Cyclos are Vietnam at its most charming.... 29 Jul 2013 | 09:03 pm
Xích Lô (Cyclo/Pedicab) Cyclos are Vietnam at its most charming. On my first trip here, they were really a key means of transit, but with the explosion of motorized traffic in recent years, cyclos ar...
нячанг вьетнам ("Nha Trang, Vietnam") The biggest change to Nha... 28 Jul 2013 | 09:29 pm
нячанг вьетнам ("Nha Trang, Vietnam") The biggest change to Nha Trang over the past few years- with the exception of all the new hotel towers along the strand- is the number of Russian tourists, who ...
NHA TRANG BY NIGHT It’s Saturday night, so folks are out... 27 Jul 2013 | 08:29 pm
NHA TRANG BY NIGHT It’s Saturday night, so folks are out cruising, motorcycling up and back, around and about, being seen and seeing. And of course beeping. And driving on the wrong side of the stree...
LET’S PARTY! With the dynamism of Vietnam’s economy... 26 Jul 2013 | 08:08 pm
LET’S PARTY! With the dynamism of Vietnam’s economy and all the businesses popping up everywhere, it’s easy to forget that this is still a socialist one-party state. The good news is that this means ...
NHA TRANG BEACH Can’t wait to hit the beach here in Nha... 25 Jul 2013 | 08:17 pm
NHA TRANG BEACH Can’t wait to hit the beach here in Nha Trang, Vietnam’s answer to Waikiki. This is the view from my hotel room balcony, looking southward. It’s truly a lovely beach. The downside is ...
HANOI HOUSES OF WORSHIP Two views of Hanoi’s Roman... 24 Jul 2013 | 08:45 pm
HANOI HOUSES OF WORSHIP Two views of Hanoi’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, and a nearby Buddhist temple.
HANOI TRAFFIC The swarms of motorcycles give Vietnamese cities a... 24 Jul 2013 | 08:42 pm
HANOI TRAFFIC The swarms of motorcycles give Vietnamese cities a very unique sound; a kind of high-pitched roar with incessant beeping.
