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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What We Learn Along the Way
Every journey leaves us with more than memories—it leaves us with lessons. Through personal reflections, stories of reinvention, and moments of growth, discover the insights that help us embrace change, find hope, and appreciate every chapter of life.
#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…
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…
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…
Cruisin’ Along Ha Long: Hang Sửng Sốt
As promised yesterday, here’s the second stop of our Ha Long Bay cruise – Sung Sot Cave or Hang Sửng Sốt, the “cave of surprises”. This…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Thăng Long Water Puppet Show
The history of Vietnam as well as Vietnamese culture and tradition are encapsulated in an entertaining show in Thăng Long Water Puppet Theatre along 57B Dinh Tien…
Hanoi’s Historical Sites Series: Nhà thờ Lớn Hà Nội
We are now in the final stretch of our Hanoi’s Historical Sights Series! Thank you for bearing with me, my dear blog readers! Hehe….. For…
Hanoi’s Historical Sites Series: Văn Miếu
Located 2 kilometers west of Hoàn Kiếm Lake is the Temple of Literature or Văn Miếu. It is a temple of Confucius built for Confucian sages and…