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Notre-Dame Cathedral - Saigon, Vietnam

Notre-Dame Cathedral In Saigon, Vietnam

All you need to know about Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral.

Vietnam Allison Dinh

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Stumbling into Vietnam: a new ESL Teaching World and a New Me

A Filipina in Saigon, teaching English as an ESL teacher.

Vietnam Siena Verganio

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Plastic surgery a dangerous business in Vietnam

Having a more generous cleavage or a slimmer nose is the new dream for many up-and-coming Vietnam...

Vietnam AFP/Sophie Malo

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(Bia Hoi) " fresh beer" in Viet Nam

Bia Hoi means simply “fresh beer”. It is a type of draft beer popular and available throughou...

Vietnam Cleo Nguyen

View from the road to Cat Cat Village

Trail Mix: Sapa Strolls, Treks and Scenic Drives

Sapa - a must-do in Vietnam. Plan to spend a few extra days...

Vietnam Steven K. Bailey

The Bun Cha Obsession

Our roving artist/photographer/author falls in love with bun cha and takes us on a culinary tour ...

Vietnam Qui Duc Nguyen

Sea Food in Halong Bay, Vietnam

Culinary tour of Vietnam and Cambodia

Tour Vietnam and Cambodia with Kim Fay, author of Communion: A Culinary Journey Through Vietnam.

Vietnam Pham Ha

Water Puppetry in Vietnam: Better than the Muppets

Puppetry has a long and varied history that spans the globe, but only in Vietnam do puppets slice...

Vietnam Steven K. Bailey

Scattered throughout the Old Quarter are pagodas and temples such as the Huyen Thien Pagoda at 54 Hang Khoai. These places of worship are quite active even today, and people of all ages may be seen especially during auspicious lunar days. Tourists may walk into the pagodas, and are welcome to take pictures.

Walking Hanoi's Old Quarter

If you only have time to do one thing in Hanoi, we recommend that you take the time to walk throu...

Vietnam Lisa Spivey / Albert Wen

The Quiet American

Film Review: The Quiet American

Based on the famed Graham Greene novel of the same name, The Quiet American stars Michael Caine a...

Vietnam Celeste Heiter

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The Many Faces of Atonement at Cinequest 25

Celebrating its 25thyear, the Cinequest Film Festival, held annually in San Jose, Calif., always ...

Vietnam / China / India Celeste Heiter

The Bookworm: Hanoi's First and Only English-language Bookshop

Trips to Hanoi used to be strictly BYOB-Bring Your Own Books. Whatever you wanted to read you had...

Vietnam Steven K. Bailey

A masked woman wearing long gloves rides a motorcycle in Hanoi. Beauty in the minds of most Vietnamese women means white skin-a symbol of feminity, pureness, sophistication and high social class.

White is beautiful in Vietnam

White is beautiful. Or at least it is in Vietnam where skin-whitening creams sell like hot cakes ...

Vietnam AFP/Ben Rowse

Countryside on the dike road from Hanoi to Dong Ho village.

A motorbike day trip around Hanoi

A day tour around Hanoi, visiting Dong Ho village and But Thap pagoda.

Vietnam Hiep Nguyen Dinh

Cuc Phuong National Park

Adventure in Cuc Phuong National Park

Surrounded by millions of butterflies, I explored this wonderful national park, taking on to the ...

Vietnam victor wong

The newlywed's wedding bed, in the home of the groom.

Water Dai Wedding in Xishuangbana

As is the Dai custom, a party has been sent out from the groom's village, consisting of the groom...

Vietnam / Myanmar / Cambodia Joshua Samuel Brown

Romance in Halong Bay, Vietnam

Honeymoon Destinations in Vietnam

Considering a honeymoon in Vietnam? Here are ten [slightly] off the beaten path destinations...

Vietnam Pham Ha

Cau Ngu parade in Phan Thiet

Whale Worship in Phan Thiet: Cau Ngu, Nghinh Ong and the Van Thuy Tu Temple

In the sleepy fishing town of Phan Thiet, Vietnam, ancient rites of whale worship take place in t...

Vietnam Adam Bray

An old bus on the streets of Cholon, Vietnam.

From Crowded To Jam-Packed

Even by Vietnamese standards, this place is CROWDED. On either side of the high-rise An Ðông Co...

Vietnam Graham Simmons

Tours of the Heart

A Veteran and his wife find Peace and Purpose in Vietnam

Back to Vietnam: Tours of the Heart is a memoir written in two voices. This literary duet sweeps ...

Vietnam R. Bruce Logan and Elaine Head

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