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Vietnam Archive
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Travel Photo of the Week: Halong Bay, Vietnam
Posted on January 7, 2012 | 17 CommentsThis is the first of 52 weekly photos from 52 different countries, one of my 2012 New Year resolutions. Sign up to follow the blog if you want to see... -
White Women in Saigon and Why I Love Ho Chi Minh City
Posted on March 6, 2011 | 2 CommentsI love Ho Chi Minh City. Maybe it’s the energy. I can think of reasons not to like the place: chaos, noise, pushy hawkers, crooked people (see hawkers), total traffic... -
Saigon Ghosts
Posted on June 1, 2010 | 4 CommentsCan’t you just taste the history? An old hotel at the center of Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City, that since 1880 has played witness to the drama of Vietnam’s... -
Mui Ne, Vietnam: Photo Gallery
Posted on January 8, 2010 | 3 CommentsMy last trip was in late December into Vietnam where I had a chance to visit Binh Thuan province and Mui Ne along the coast. Once just an area known... -
We’re Number TWO! Vietnam Gets Silver in SEA Games
Posted on December 17, 2009 | No CommentsIt was about 6 p.m. and I was stuck in traffic in a taxi in Hanoi. Something was amiss. Flag vendors with the big red banner and bright yellow star... -
Strange Coffee in Vietnam
Posted on January 7, 2009 | 1 CommentIt felt like a triple dog dare – I was compelled to have a drink of Ca Phe Chon now that I had been talking it up from the guidebook.... -
Hanoi Hilton and Mr. Cain
Posted on December 28, 2008 | No CommentsMy initial impressions of Hanoi weren’t very good. It seemed like hawkers rule the city. Someone is constantly in your face trying to sell you something. When you learn that... -
Time Traveling to Vietnam
Posted on December 28, 2008 | No CommentsMy return to Wisconsin was only mildly problematic when compared to many other holiday travelers. I arrived in Chicago and my flight to Madison was canceled for the snow like...
