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…
A Foreign Christmas
One of the most unusual sites I witnessed in my travels was experiencing Christmas in Asia. I had been living in Ho Chi Minh City…
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…
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…
Cultural Experiences | Ho Chi Minh City | Photo of the Week | Photography | Transportation | Vietnam | Vietnam Photography
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 Motorbike Diaries – Vol. 15
Start from the Beginning – Motorbike Diaries Vol. 1 What’s in a Name? I’m going to state the obvious – I’m a girl. What I mean…
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…
Leaving on a Jet Plane…Tonight!
Just a quick update – I’m on the move once again; I’m taking a vacation….yeah! Ever since I made the decision a year ago to…
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…