23 Tips For Taking A Toddler On A Tour Of Vietnam

A dear friend jets off to Vietnam next week with her toddler son, slightly apprehensive about her first overseas trip as a single mother. The unstoppable Ms J is.

15 years ago

The Price of Semen

“Do you think foreigners would be interested in the price of semen?” Young floppy-haired Mr D is standing before me with a serious look on his face, far too.

15 years ago

My Seven Links

Like wildfire, the 7 Links project is sweeping through the travel blogging community. Such a simple and appealing concept, and a little bit green, which is good. Revive (or.

15 years ago

Testicle Face

“What do you call those things on that guy’s face? Are they testicles?” Darling Man asks with a puzzled frown. “WHAT???” “You know, in that movie we saw last.

15 years ago

Attack of the Asian Baby Snatchers

Once they spot the baby there’s no escape. They work themselves up from gasps and oohs and titters, gradually building the courage to creep forward. Soon they are crowding.

15 years ago

How Bad Hair Gave Me Best Friends

“If you’re going traveling, you’re going to have bad hair,” Alice told me. “You have to prepare yourself for that now.” Alice is slender and elegant. She is so.

15 years ago

Banh Cuon – A Chopstick Challenge Worth Winning

Usually translated as “steamed rice paper rolls”, the English name does not do this slippery slurpy tasty treat justice. The classic banh cuon is a small snack-sized serving of.

15 years ago

Dried Sea Dragon

Con Dao Island, Vietnam. Street stalls stacked high with dried goods. Packed in plastic, tied with string, secured in plastic jars. The dried wares are alien to me, familiar.

15 years ago