The Motorbike Diaries: Getting Legal and Small Victories on Two Wheels
My Vietnamese motorbike license has finally arrived, which means one thing: bribery actually works. See, you learn something new every day in Vietnam. Of course,…
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The Motorbike Diaries: Parking, Traffic Circles, and My First Gas Stop
It was the weekend, and that meant only one thing: time to hop on my motorbike and dive back into the sea of two wheels…
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Video of the Week – March 15, 2009
I found this great video of how to cross the street in Vietnam. It doesn’t actually give you any specific pointers, but you will get…
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The Motorbike Diaries: My Not-So-Legal Vietnamese Driver’s License
The motorbike in my living room has been… well, mostly a piece of furniture lately. It’s been parked for five solid days. Not a sputter,…
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The Motorbike Diaries: My First Wobbly Ride in Ho Chi Minh City
Sunday. No rain. No excuses. Just me, the motorbike, and the relentless Saigon sun glaring down like a spotlight on my pride. I’d been staring…
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Year of the Ox – Tet!
For pictures of HCMC during Tet – click here! Regardless of what you call it – there’s a big celebration going on over here in…
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ChristmAsia!
I’ve had a few questions about what it’s like to spend Christmas in Asia, so I thought I would give you my perspective as well…
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Yesterday…In my Normal Life
I had a funny little day yesterday. The scary part is that I’m starting to believe this is normal for my life in Vietnam. My…
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Superhero or Mere Mortal?
I was recently flipping through the channels of Vietnamese cable hoping to find something mildly interesting that I could understand. I’m not sure why I…
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Experiencing Culture Shock in Vietnam
There are many reason to have culture shock when you arrive in Vietnam from the western world. It’s likely the first thing that will hit…
