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Blue Moon Buffet

Where did My Food Go?

Written by Eric from Aiea on October 23, 2009

  • The Blue Moon hotel has an outdoor barbeque buffet in its courtyard in the evenings. The courtyard can be entered either from the street or from the bottom floor of the hotel. I saw the...
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Hoi An, Vietnam

Hoi An - A Stitch in Time

Written by Bill Pfeffer on November 23, 2008

  • As the pretty young gal competently took my measurements, her colleague distractedly recorded them in a jumbled notebook, and I attempted mental conversions from centimeters to inches, with the tape measure sizing up the circumference...
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Miss Vy

Cooking With Miss Vy

Written by Don Ricardo on July 21, 2008

  • I first found mention of Miss Vy and her cooking school when I was planning a trip to Vietnam. I asked Google to look for cooking schools in that country and the first reply it...
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Communist Flag

A Passport Theft Odyssey

Written by SeenThat on April 18, 2008

  • More than any other country in South East Asia, Vietnam keeps security threats for the traveler. Few visitors have neither witnessed violence directly nor know a victim of violence; being aware of the dangers can...
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River

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt

Written by SeenThat on February 12, 2008

  • Vietnamese offers the mot fascinating linguistic puzzle in South East Asia; nowadays written in Latin characters, it is related with toneless Khmer, but have adopted tones and an extensive Chinese vocabulary.HistoryLike the Khmer, Vietnamese belongs...
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Welcome 2007

Watch your Wallet - Especially Around TET

Written by Poole Party on February 1, 2008

  • It is not even the middle of January and people are prepping for TET - the New Year celebrations. Baskets filled with goodies line grocery stores and vendor baskets, orange trees and cherry blossom...
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Mekong River

From My Tho to Ben Tre--A glimpse of the Mekong

Written by Composthp on November 17, 2007

  • We booked a day tour to the Mekong river, mainly, My Tho (pronounced as "me-toh") and Ben Tre through our hotel receptionist. It costs only US$9 which includes pick up from the hotel. We were...
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Inverted Tea

5. Across the Annamites: From Vietnam to Laos

Written by SeenThat on September 20, 2007

  • The Seventh WeekHanoiElegant and majestic, Hanoi is one of the pinnacles of the tour.Old Quarter - The 36 Streets MarketFrom Cau Go Street, on Hoan Kiem Lake’s northern shore, begins the 36 Streets Quarter with...
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River

4. Crossing an Inexistent Border: Central Vietnam

Written by SeenThat on September 20, 2007

  • DalatHigh in the Southern Central Highlands, Da Lat is Vietnam’s main mountain resort; it attracts huge numbers of honeymooners and tourists. The main sights are Emperor Bao Dai's Summer Palace, the French Quarter, the Hang...
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3. Good Morning Vietnam

Written by SeenThat on September 19, 2007

  • Fruity KampotIf wishing to sacrifice some beach time, Kampot is the ideal detour; taxis and trucks connect Sihanoukville with Kampot. The town is on the southeastern corner of Cambodia and offers a beautiful riverside, the...
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