VIETNAM | Wednesday, 9 Dec 2009 | Views [962]
Nha Trang I escaped the city of Saigon for a few days to go to Nha Trang in the East coast of the middle of Vietnam. It was a nice little beach town with lots of restaurants and bars. And tours. I think the fun of tours in Vietnam is the gamble of ... Read more >
Tags: bad hotels, nha trang, scams, tours, vietnam
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 8 Dec 2009 | Views [2081]
So, I decided to take the scenic route from Saigon to Bangkok. I always wanted to sail along the Mekong from Vietnam to Cambodia, and see the locals’ daily life unfold before my eyes. I decided on the 3 day, 2 night tour from Saigon to Phnom Penh. From ... Read more >
Tags: boats, border crossing, buses, cambodia, mekong, mekong homestay, mekong people, tours, vietnam
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 2 Dec 2009 | Views [1021]
Here's some random and amazing sights I came across in Saigon: I walked into Sheseido, a really expensive skin care store, which sells face wash for $50 US, and the make-up lady is picking her nose. DIGGING for treasure. For about 30 seconds while ... Read more >
Tags: bizarre, ho chi minh, saigon, sights, vietnam
USA | Wednesday, 1 Apr 2009 | Views [2046]
The Philippines: Sisig- Fried pig's ears with onions and seasoning. Fatty, crunchy, flavorful combo. YUM! Chocolate carabao milk- This was quite possibly the best chocolate milk I've had in my whole life! It had chunks of cream floating in ... Read more >
Tags: australia, bizarre foods, indonesia, japan, laos, malaysia, philippines, vietnam