Vietnam. From a foodie’s perspective, a cornucopia of tastes, textures and smells. While in this beautiful and varied country for nearly three weeks, I enjoyed my fair share of spring rolls, noodles and rice, pho, and dishes such as fresh squid with chilis and lemongrass. Some of those meals are captured here; other photos offer [...]
Hello fellow blog-followers! Margot and I had a very successful morning! After observing a total knee surgery yesterday. We were able to teach/commence acute PT on 2 patients after their total knees today – Margot really saved the day as she put her expertise to work in working with the patients and educating the therapists [...]
Saigon Stoplights in Saigon tend to organize traffic into bunches, creating the impression that it is a city of crisscrossing motorcycle races. I already learned the technique for crossing the street from reading Cay Horstmann’s blog. One simply wades into the stream of rushing vehicles like Mr. Magoo. The trick is to neither hesitate nor run. [...]
Hanoi will set off fireworks for 15 minutes (0-0.15 am) on February 3 (the first day of the New Year on lunar calendar) at 29 locations, a municipal official said. Four locations for high-range displays include Hoan Kiem Lake (Hoan Kiem district) Dong Da Lake (Dong Da district), Thang Loi Hotel (Tay Ho district) and [...]
Two luxury cruise ships with 650 international tourists aboard cast anchor off Da Nang city on January 11, beginning a tour of the world’s cultural heritage sites in the central region. The Amazara Quest, carrying 450 tourists from Japan, China and Great Britain, and Seabourn Pride with 200 tourists from Great Britain, Germany and the [...]
The bilingual Vietnamese-English book named “Tham quan Can Tho qua tranh ve” (Visiting Can Tho through paintings), the first comic-style guide book for the Mekong Delta, was released on January 10. The 92-page color book released by Tre Publishing House and Mekong Tourist Information Company (Metinfo) in Can Tho is priced at VND45,000. Full of [...]
La Salsa Address: 25 Nha Tho, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi Tel: (+84) 4 3828 9052 La Salsa offers southern French and Spanish specialties.
Description: How to get there? With a view to reaching Van Phuc village, tourists should travel south west out of Ha Noi on Nguyen Trai Street until they reach the border of Ha Dong District. Then turn right and dive for about 3km. The village is on the left, some 8 km from central Hanoi. [...]
“Banh xeo” is Vietnamese style crepe with whole shrimp, thinly sliced pork and bean sprouts. Where to enjoy “banh xeo”?
A folk painting exhibition of Vietnam was held in the Lao Capital of Vientiane on January 10 to mark the 81 st anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s foundation (February 3, 1930 – February 3, 2011), the 11 th National Party Congress and the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday. The 3-day event is co-organised [...]
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