On the still-peacefully-idyllic-but-on-the-cusp-of-being-the-next-big-time-resort island of Phu Quoc in southern Vietnam, we rented a motorbike. Except in the capital town of Duong Dong, the island population is spread out enough that we felt comfortable negotiating the streets on motorbike, and even doing it Vietnamese style, which is to say: [Read more…]
Celebrating the Tet Vietnamese Holiday in Hanoi
The Tet Lunar New Year holiday in Vietnam is like our American Thanksgiving, Christmas/ Hanukkah, and New Year holidays all wrapped into one—a perfect collision of tradition, culture, and celebration. [Read more…]
The Unordinary Fun of Getting Your Hair Done in Vietnam
A visit to the hair dresser in Vietnam is a whole other-worldly experience, one you might consider adding to your sight-seeing list, as in “eat Pho, visit Cu Chi tunnels, get hair done.” [Read more…]
Christmas in Vietnam (at Vung Tau)
When our family left San Francisco in October to travel Southeast Asia with our two kiddies for a while, we wondered where we would spend our Christmas holidays. [Read more…]
Negotiating the Busy Streets of Bangkok, with Kids
It’s actually quite easy (and usually cheap) to get around Bangkok. There are so many choices [Read more…]