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...
Written by Poole Party on December 17, 2006
- Whether or not you are a great cook, the Highway 4 Restaurant offers a behind the scenes look at a popular restaurant's most loved dishes and also, a tour of the market and explanation of...
Written by Poole Party on October 16, 2006
- After 13 years of being abroad, I returned 'home' to Hong Kong for a 5-day visit. I found that in spite of all Hong Kong's changes and developments, the least expensive and best way...
Written by Hun Ohm on March 20, 2005
- Things To Do in Hanoi – A Shortlist, Part One
By Hun Ohm
We spent a total of six days in Hanoi. Too much? Well, the northern capital has enough nooks and crannies to merit...
Written by Ishtar on May 5, 2005
- Romance is a very subjective issue at times, particularly when it comes to trains. I have always loved traveling on the rails, perhaps ever since I was introduced to Tokyo’s bullet trains some years ago....
Written by Ishtar on April 22, 2005
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Is it with puzzlement or a bit of envy that we look at ex-pats? Actually, there isn’t much difference between an ex-pat and an immigrant, except that oftentimes, an immigrant arrives to a designated country...
Written by Ishtar on April 22, 2005
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The Emeraude is a product of one man’s quest into history who was so intrigued and fascinated by the beauty of the boats he had seen in Hai Phong harbor that he embarked on a...
Written by Ishtar on April 22, 2005
- We had been in Vietnam for close to 2 weeks now, and each day brought exhilaration and discovery beyond what we could visualize. As every trip has its high points, I had studied Ha Long...
Written by bettybetty10 on July 17, 2008
- We got this walking map from the hostel around the corner from our hotel. It was great, and it had a top 10 things to do in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. One of them was to...
Written by Poole Party on August 2, 2007
- Hanoi is a marketplace for imitation. By this I mean fake everything - from fake Old Navy and Ralph Lauren to hotel signs to a fake hotel. So, here are a couple of items to...
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