Why You Should Travel to Vietnam in Rainy Season
It arrives in Vietnam with a vengeance: the rainy season. There is no rain for months, and then it just starts: daily downpours that relieve…
Pho Lessons
Before I left Vietnam I had a goal – I wanted to learn how to make Pho. I had eaten it a few times a…
What to expect in a Vietnamese Restaurant
Going out to eat at a restaurant is easy, right? …not always. Often when you find yourself in other countries, even though there’s a waiter,…
Fruit in Vietnam: Try this Market Scavenger Hunt
The most common thing you’ll say as you walk around a Vietnamese market is “What is that?” I lived in Vietnam for a year, and…
30 Lessons I Learned as a Vietnam Expat
I love to reflect upon my time in a place, so it’s fitting that after a year as a expat in Vietnam I sat down…
Motorbike Diaries – Vol. 17
Resistance is Futile – Assimilation I’m not sure how it happened, but I’ve become one of them. I wear a jacket (which I’m boiling…
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Motorbike Diaries – Vol. 16
You won’t believe your eyes this week! I’ve collected some of my recent motorbike photography that will amaze and baffle you. After living here for a…
The Dust Bowl
I often wonder how many months the pollution and dust in Saigon will take off my life. For this reason, I can’t imagine living here…
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Butchers in Vietnam
I recently made a trip to a local market to purchase and eat durian for the first time. While I was there, I was able…
Adventure Eating
After 8 months here, I finally found some Vietnamese friends who took me on as their ‘foreign friend project.’ They are helping me to see…