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Bia Ho’i

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

bia.jpgMost street corners in Hanoi (and most other Vietnamese towns) have Bia Ho’i, or fresh beer stands. A glass costs about 2-3 thousand dong and it’s 16 thousand dong to the dollar- a lot of beer for a buck!

The beer goes down easy. Too easy. And it’s been a great experience to sit on plastic kindergarden-sized chairs and watch the world go by. The Xe-oms (hugger bikes, the VN name for motos) whiz by just inches away. [read on]

Ha Noi’d

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

hanoicop.jpgI was lucky to have an entire seat to myself on the 13 hour bus ride from Hue to Ha Noi. The seats are built to the SE Asian average body size and it is quite impossible to fit my legs under the reclining back of the one in front of me. Even a bottle of Dalat’s finest wine couldn’t induce sleep however. But that’s not the fault of the bus – it’s always been difficult for me to sleep in a bus or plane. [read on]

Suitable Hoi An

Sunday, November 26th, 2006
suit.jpgSometimes I do wonder just what in the hell I am doing. I've been in Hoi An in Central Vietnam for just over 24 hours and I just came from the final fitting for 2 suits I had ... [Continue reading this entry]

Moto-City Madness

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
Saigon has some 4-6 million motorbikes and it's really the most effecient way to get around the city. The little suckers dart everywhere and can come at you from any direction - even if you are walking on the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Saigon

Thursday, November 16th, 2006
I spent the day on a packaged tour - cost me all of $5 (not including lunch and entry fee) and went to a town near the cambodian border and visited the Cao Dia main temple...the religion is as a ... [Continue reading this entry]