Well, not so many anyway – and you’re not likely to meet them. About 70% of the population of Vietnam was born AFTER the Vietnam (American) War ended! That means nearly everyone you’ll encounter is in their 30’s or 20’s or younger! And since the “opening” of the economy (called “doi noi”) just 25 years ago, virtually [Read on …]
Recently, our friends, Janelle and Ashley from Oakland California, e-mailed me to let me know they would be visiting Vietnam for the first time (oh yes, and also to get married! Wow!) Besides their wedding planning in northern Vietnam, I asked them to try to plan some time to see a little bit of the [Read on …]
During the many years that we have lived in Vietnam, Hai and I have searched daily for the best Places to Eat in Saigon and have uncovered some of the best Street Food available in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). See Who Are Joe and Hai? Early in 2012 we will launch “Eating Saigon” [Read on …]
During the many years that we have lived in Vietnam, Hai and I have searched daily for the best Places to Eat in Saigon and have uncovered some of the best Street Food available in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). See Who Are Joe and Hai? Early in 2012 we will launch “Eating Saigon” and [Read on …]
Chị Tuyền 175c Cô Giang District 1 ***************************** Come Eat Here and See Why I love to Eat in Saigon! Over my left shoulder, I can see the latest in the world’s 2012 architectural design – the 68-story Bitexco Financial Tower in downtown Saigon. Over my right shoulder, a half-dozen young Vietnamese men are hand-washing [Read on …]
Cơm Tâm 390 390 Cach Mang Thanh Tam District 3 ***** I recall well the night that Hai and I first discovered Cơm Tâm 390. It would turn out to be a very lucky night in our ongoing search for great Saigon Street Food. Actually we has passed this small alley not far from our [Read on …]
Without a doubt – when you visit Vietnam you are guaranteed to see some of the most spectacular tourist destinations in the world! Actually – it will be very difficult not to! From the moment you check into your 5-star hotel or drop your pack at the hostel, you and all other visitors will be [Read on …]
Rare Bust Unlikely to Dent Multi-Million Dollar Thai-Lao-Vietnam Dog Meat Trade August 15, 2011 Thai police in Thailand’s northeast borderlands have staged rare arrests of dog traffickers, who chucked cages stuffed full of dogs off their truck while eluding cops. In a series of raids against the dog meat traffickers, cops arrested [Read on …]