Winning the Lottery in Vietnam

Lottery sellers are everywhere in Vietnam, wandering the streets trying to offload “lucky tickets” in exchange for a few cents of profit. Most ticket sellers aren’t able to work.

12 years ago

A Vietnamese Cooking Class (With Handsome French Foodies)

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, involves training two very handsome French foodies and one almost-four-year-old in the fine arts of Vietnamese cooking. You may select a.

12 years ago

Oh My Goodness, I Won Something!

Sitting at my desk, bashing away at my laptop on a smoggy Wednesday morning with a mountain of soggy tissues on one side of my desk, I decide to.

12 years ago

Food File: Bun Nuoc Leo

Pottering around the brilliantly-named Chess Board Market in Ho Chi Minh City, I discovered a new dish, bun nouc leo (bún nước lèo). Not knowing what lèo meant, my brain.

12 years ago

Food File: Bun Cha Ha Noi

Bun cha Hanoi (bún chả Hà Nội) is, if it’s not immediately obvious, a specialty from Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi. Luckily for me, bun cha is available all over Vietnam,.

12 years ago

Death Anniversaries

Dad died two years ago today. He died mid-sentence, sitting with a bunch of Rotarians in the Solomon Islands at the end of the first day of their charity.

13 years ago

What To Do In Ho Chi Minh City

Preparations are underway for an old friend to visit us in Ho Chi Minh City. And the preparations are taking the form of planning what we’re going to do.

13 years ago

Vietnam With Kids: 23 More Travel Tips For Families

Vietnam is a great country to visit with kids, even though it can appear quite daunting at first. Don’t be daunted — just do it! There are many many.

13 years ago