Rice Culture – Travel in the Philippines
View Philippine Rice Terrace Photography I love rice. Rice pudding, fried rice, red beans and rice, rice krispies, wild rice, sticky rice, and even young…
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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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The Motorbike Diaries: Renting A Motorbike in Vietnam
There’s a motorbike in my living room. Don’t worry—I didn’t drive through a wall in some Evel Knievel stunt gone wrong. It’s just sitting there,…
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The ‘D’ Word
I started my morning screaming at people today. Granted, I’m not a morning person; that’s no secret, but I don’t normally scream at people. Sure,…
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Teacher – Teacher!
I’ve been teaching ESL now for 5 months, and it’s had its ups and downs. It’s honestly a lot of work, but it does get…
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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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Finding My Inner Flute – Mui Ne
I’m lying on my back on the floor, and aloe vera gel packets are on every section of my face except for two openings for…
