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Bluemoon

blue backless minidress.  slippers from havaianas.  locket pendant from charms and memories.  Viet Nam handbag from masks art souvenir.  location at Hoan Kiem Lake District,…

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Useful Travel Apps

Tech Tuesday tells about the techie side of me! Just last night, I told my students that 90% of the worldwide web is junk with the…

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#tosomeats in Vietnam

“”Vietnamese Food” is a true adventure story for the palate and an absorbing culinary tour.” – Bobby Chinn (Vietnamese Food, 2010) I strongly agree with…

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Feeling at Home in Old Quarter

Surrounding Hoàn Kiếm Lake is Old Quarter, Vietnam’s old Hanoi.  This is the country’s business center where trade and commerce take place 24/7.  It is…

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Side Trip at Hải Dương Province

Hải Dương is a highly industrialized province in northern Vietnam where the country’s manufacturing companies are located.  It is like Cavite Economic Zone in Luzon…

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Cruisin’ Along Ha Long

Cruises in Ha Long Bay start at the Bai Chay Tourist Wharf, a 3 to 4-hour drive from Hanoi.  If you are on a budget…

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Vịnh Hạ Long

Finally, Hạ Long Bay or Vịnh Hạ Long, the star of the trip!  The sole reason I went to Vietnam!  Part of my bucket list (that, if…

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The Song of Hạ Long

Here’s only a snippet of our Hạ Long Bay adventure, northeast of Vietnam! Log on to The Other Side of Mae tomorrow for photos and stories…

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Vietnam’s Countryside

As depicted in Thăng Long Water Puppet Show, Vietnam’s main livelihood is agriculture with its vast lands and fishing with its numerous rivers.  As we went…