Book Review: A Week In Hoi An

The ancient port town of Hoi An in central Vietnam is a beautiful place. At least, it is if you know how to see the beauty. (You may remember,.

13 years ago

The First Day At School

Today was Miss M’s first day at school – a proper “big” school with a primary section for kids aged up to 11. If we lived in Australia in.

13 years ago

Ghost Month in Vietnam

It’s Ghost Month in Vietnam and that means people are making offerings to any ghosts who may be floating about, including those of dead ancestors who may have popped.

13 years ago

Quick Guide To Central Vietnamese Cuisine

Central Vietnamese cuisine is usually defined by Hue Imperial food and a few popular dishes from the pretty World Heritage-listed town of Hoi An. But there’s so much more.

13 years ago

Food File: Bot Chien (Vietnamese Carrot Cake)

Bot chien (or bột chiên with the appropriate tone markers) is usually translated as “fried flour” but it is more like Singapore’s carrot cake or Southern China’s turnip or.

13 years ago

On The Move … But Not Traveling

We’ve moved! But I can’t think of anything less like traveling than packing up all our household items and transporting them two kilometres down the road. In some ways,.

13 years ago

Food File: Ca Ri Ga (Vietnamese Chicken Curry)

Vietnamese chicken curry (cà ri gà) is amazing for so many reasons apart from just the fabulous taste. As you’ve probably already worked out, I think Vietnamese cuisine the.

13 years ago

Food File: Bo Kho

Bò kho (Vietnamese beef stew) is a dish that even an avowed anti-beef-ite like me cannot stay away from. The dish is the local version of bœuf bourguignon, or.

13 years ago