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  • Life is Beautiful As Guido says in Life is Beautiful, “When in the city you are free to do anything you like! You can yell in the street if you like!”. But when his friend does yell in the street, Guido remarks “What Posted by CatAttack in Roving Cat | Oct 11, 2008
  • Like Sands Through The Hour Glass... When the time came to leave picturesque Hoi An, I chose to fly to Hanoi rather than brave another 16 hour bus ride. The closest airport to Hoi An is in Danang. Danang was never on my "to Posted by rsthomas in The Adventures of Ross Thomas | Oct 6, 2008
  • It's Raining Children Mother's will always protect you.... Feeling Lonely? All the Vietnamese wear these massive plastic poncho things that Posted by CatAttack in Roving Cat | Oct 5, 2008
  • Celebrations and the Royal City of Hue We left at 8AM for our trip to Hue in a large van. We crossed the Hai Van Pass that separates the northern area from the south. This has always been a strategic area for the Vietnamese, the Posted by goodearth in Journey through Indochine | Sep 21, 2008
  • The Power of Communication Ok, so being in Vietnam, obviously means that people are speaking Vietnamese right. And when you live in the LEAST touristy part of Hanoi and when you are the only white person inhabiting the district, you can only expect that Posted by CatAttack in Roving Cat | Sep 30, 2008
  • It's a Matter of Colour Anywhere around South East Asia and you will notice the prevalence of whitening products on the shelves of supermarkets, in small family run chemists and advertised on massive “hi tech” electronic billboards. By whitening products I mean cosmetics (pre Posted by CatAttack in Roving Cat | Sep 25, 2008
  • It's Raining Ok, to be honest, I have never actually gone outside and danced in the rain persay. But I have ran in the rain. And it's fantastic. I can't run in the morning (too tired/lazy), and I can't run at night Posted by CatAttack in Roving Cat | Sep 24, 2008
  • Mỹ Sơn My plans, such as they are, are in disarray. I had hoped to be diving in Alor by now, but the people who run the dive shops over there never answer their phones or reply to SMSs, so I Posted by Wardsan in Asia 2008 | Sep 21, 2008
  • Expat Stories I'm not always sure what the Vietnamese way of living is, but I do try. I have even gone to the lengths of buying a face mask for when I cycle and use a xe om (m-bike taxi). All the Posted by CatAttack in Roving Cat | Sep 21, 2008
  • April 2007 - Vietnam Day 01, 05th April 2007: Arrival to Ho Chi Min City/ TIB /Night market @ Ben Thanh Upon arrival you would feel like a star as 2 aisle of people line on your left & right waiting for their spouse/relatives and Posted by Adelchx in My Wish Of Travelling Came True! | Jul 11, 2008
  • Setting off Just remembering where everything fits in the case. Heading north to fly out tonight. Posted by woylie in Woylie | Sep 20, 2008
  • Hoi An... "Mr. Ross Thomas?" "Yes, that's me", I said to an elderly Vietnamese man with a limp. "Your bus Hoi An, you come", he said. That was my cue to follow him to the bus station where I Posted by rsthomas in The Adventures of Ross Thomas | Sep 18, 2008
  • A Little Ding... In case you were curious as to my title for this particular blog: "Dong" is the name of the Vietnamese currency. In Vietnam you can really get some ding for your dong...America, not so much bang for your Posted by rsthomas in The Adventures of Ross Thomas | Sep 14, 2008
  • My Interpreter Photos are at this site. http://community.webshots.com/user/splendrous I have spent time over the past 10 days talking to my interpreter about her life. She was born in Hue to a rural family. Her father made a living driving a rickshaw and Posted by goodearth in Journey through Indochine | Sep 14, 2008
  • Second Week in DaNang We are making great progress with our clients. Everyone did presentations on scope and initial recommendations. We are also getting positive feedback. This week we did a seminar on Thursday for all of the companies on technical topics Posted by goodearth in Journey through Indochine | Sep 13, 2008
  • Good Night Cambodia... HONK! HONK!!!!!!! SLAM BAM SPLAT BAM BOOM BANG GRRR SPLASH SCHMAK BADABANG HONK HONK HONKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!! Xin Chao Xin Chao! Co Khoe Khong!? I am writing to you from a dingy little hole in the wall internet cafe on Bui Vien in Posted by rsthomas in The Adventures of Ross Thomas | Sep 10, 2008
  • I'M NOW AN ENGLISH TEACHER I have had no trouble getting work. The very next day after the TEFL course finished, I started working for the North American International school of an evening (2 x 90 min classes) and on the weekends I teach the Posted by cheryle's in Cheryle's Vietnam | Sep 10, 2008
  • Motorbikes, Traffic, and Food We have adjusted to the sounds and sights of the city. Motor bikes outnumber cars 20 to one and there are no Rules of the Road. There are very few traffic signals. No yield signs at intersections. Posted by goodearth in Journey through Indochine | Sep 9, 2008
  • Saturday in My Son and Hoi An and Sunday in Da Nang I am looking forward to exploroing these new places. We left on the bus at 7:30. Our first stop was a special restaurant for Posted by goodearth in Journey through Indochine | Sep 9, 2008
  • 'YOU BUY! YOU BUY!' Ahhh Hoi An! [i]We waited for an hour in Hanoi to be picked up for our first sleeper bus experience. At last the mini bus pulled up packed to the brim with people although i had an executive seat up front between the Posted by LynMoo in The Epic Adventures of LynMoo | Aug 23, 2008
  • Studying I hit the ground running. No sooner was I off the plane than I was through customs and into a sauna heat with lots of people with taxis. I was driven in a brand new mercedes mini bus, airconditioned comfort Posted by cheryle's in Cheryle's Vietnam | Sep 3, 2008
  • First Week in Da Nang After a nice breakfast of beef noodle soup and coffee with evaporated milk, we met at 9AM for a mini bus tour of the city. It was 86 degrees with a beautiful sky. We saw the city park and Posted by goodearth in Journey through Indochine | Sep 1, 2008
  • Departure Busy getting ready to leave with lots of errands to run, I twisted my ankle and have spent the weekend with my ankle in ice and elevated as much as possilbe. Will talk with orthopedic nurse to get her Posted by goodearth in Journey through Indochine | Aug 12, 2008
  • Central Vietnam Arriving in Hue with a sore back, ridden with flea bites, and gaining no sleep after a 12 hour bus ride, did not produce a happy traveller. However, life goes on, and my friend David and I checked into a Posted by CatAttack in Roving Cat | Aug 25, 2008
  • Hue We arrived in Hue ( a four hour bus ride from Hoi An) - all was well until we were asked to show our PASSPORTS when we realised we had LEFT them BEHIND in Hoi An!!!! You should have seen the Posted by nzwendy in Chris and Wendy are on holiday! :) | Aug 20, 2008
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