Scenes From Saigon
It’s not a very picturesque city, but I suspect that has been true since the time of the Vietnam War. It doesn’t have the same long history as Hanoi (3,000…
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Ben Thanh Market
We awoke the next morning to the sunrise in Saigon which we enjoyed from our living room. It was cool enough to open the shutters and windows and listen to…
Park Hyatt Saigon
This stop was really to round out our earlier visit to northern Vietnam. We didn’t really have an agenda other than eating Vietnamese food and drinking Vietnamese coffee. Much of…
If You’re in Hanoi…
We leave tomorrow for Hong Kong which is one our favorite places on earth. But Hanoi has stolen our hearts. While ultimately there isn’t that much to see here, the…
Vietnamese Coffee
A moment please for what is most certainly the finest, tastiest, heartiest, kick-ass coffee on earth: Vietnamese. There is a ritual that goes with it, which now I think is…
Uncle Ho-Ho-Ho Wishes you a Merry Christmas!
While officially an atheist country the idea of Christmas has been embraced by Vietnamese everywhere. Santas are all over the place, everyone wishes you a Merry Christmas, stores are decorated,…
Hanoi’s Old Quarter
Hanoi is a very old place. It has been inhabited since 3000BC and the city just celebrated it’s 1000th year of existence in 2010. The Old Quarter is the original…
