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Cloudy Hanoi Morning
There is a little girl practicing her violin nearby. The notes waft out into the alleyway from above. I think it's Mozart's Concerto in G major.
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Kill the Buddha
One thing about traveling is that people open up on the road. More so, I think Eastern cultures besides the US/Europe are more opened spiritual discussions – spirituality is more ingrained in a person's daily life.
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Expatriage
That's it. I've officially crossed over from hairy-funk smelly - 'I'm finding my way in the world' - nose in a Lonely Planet - backpacker status and into the wooly unknown world of expatriates.
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In Living Collar
Our landlords.. our host family is really laying on the hospitality towards us.
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No You Listen
Phu Quoc was a blast. But my best experience of the island didn't come on the island, it came during the ghoulish van ride from Rach Gia to Saigon.
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Phu Quoc Yourself!
Just came back from Phu Quoc, an island between the southern-most coast of Vietnam and the tip of Cambodia. Waters that reflected the piercing irises of the sky.
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Mirror Mirror on the Streets
A family of four walks past us towards the bright lights that casts a purple glow over the Saigon Opera House.
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Getting Used to It
It's interesting – what you get used to on the road. After traveling for a month, I am finally getting used to: * Sidewalk eateries. I occupy the same airspace as flies taking off and landing, where rats come out from the sewers at night to play, where meat is
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Round the river bend
Driving in Vietnam is a sequence of near misses, guts, luck, and the random spin in the loom of chance that weaves two paths bone-crushingly close together.
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Me-Kong-ing
With all the tour groups totally shut down for Lunar New Year in Saigon, YuppieNomad and I decided to book a 4 day jaunt down to the 'rice bowl' of Vietnam.
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A little Lijiang goes a long way
Streams criss-crossed the town through a series of canals that lined the ancient streets, flowing from the Jade Dragon Snow Mountains.
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Whirlwind
Just came back from a whirlwind tour of the Mekong Delta. Resting for the New Year festivities in Saigon before heading to the island of Phu Quoc for some beach and diving