Durian – The King of Fruits
There are many hard things about living by yourself overseas…I may write a book about it someday if I can ever force myself to slow…
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Cyclo Sunday – A Tourist In My Home
I have been asked to produce a Saigon City guide for a travel website. At first, this seemed rather simple; I’ve been living here for…
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Reasons to Take a Career Break and Travel
I recently contributed an article to BootsnAll Travel highlighting the “Top 10 Reasons to Take a Career Break…and Travel”. I wrote this with the help…
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The Motorbike Diaries: Adapting to Vietnam’s Unique Traffic Culture
Mirror, mirror on the motorbike…what are you for? I used to think they were obvious: check behind you, check your blind spot, stay aware. Simple….
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The Motorbike Diaries: Right of Way and Traffic Jams
Traffic in Saigon has a way of making you question every life choice you’ve ever made. One minute you’re cruising along, feeling like a seasoned…
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Video of the Week – Commuting in Vietnam
You may want to pop a Dramamine before watching this video of my commute to work. I teach at a manufacturing plant outside of HCMC…
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Suitcase Diet: What you DON’T need to pack!
I love traveling, but I hate packing. It’s really one of the most stressful things about traveling for me. Sure, this should be easy, but…
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Shop till you Drop
I’ve been busy working in retail this weekend…actually, I’ve been building a store! No, it’s not a brick and mortar store, it’s an online travel…
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The Motorbike Diaries: Traffic Laws in Vietnam
Traffic Laws in Vietnam are sort of like Santa Claus…not very real. Every time I climb onto my motorbike in Saigon, I have this fleeting…
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The Motorbike Diaries: Exploring Vietnam Rain Poncho Fashion
I’m going to state the obvious – I’m a girl. What I mean by that is I can exhibit typical girl traits at times, especially…
