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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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Getting Sick - Getting Help

Written by Ishtar on May 21, 2005

  • I have been fairly lucky over the many years of travel, in that I have never gotten acutely sick. Despite the many incursions to Mexico, Montezuma’s Revenge and I never crossed paths. Indonesia, Thailand, Turkey,...
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Dress Making

Written by onesundaymorning on October 3, 2008

  • When in Vietnam getting clothing made is a must, and the streets of Dong Khoi are filled with tailors who can make just about anything. Off a side street I found a gem of a...
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Cyclos and Rickshaws

Written by onesundaymorning on September 25, 2008

  • Some travel experiences leave an imprint on you for ever, others scar you for life and if you happen to have that experience while on the back of a cyclo in Ho Chi Minh you...
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Cao Dai Temple

Written by onesundaymorning on September 14, 2008

  • First I need to say that I am not someone who will judge another person based on their religion, even if I don't agree with their particular way of thinking I am in no position...
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Ho Chi Minh

Written by onesundaymorning on September 10, 2008

  • My ship sailed passed marshes that looked like a jungle on the water. Small boats were lined up in neat rows every few hundred yards and the occasional, lone sailor sailed by waving very so...
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Why Did the Student Cross the Road?

Written by onesundaymorning on September 7, 2008

  • Crossing the street was never a science. At the age of five I learned to look both ways and cross; it was easy and simple. At the age of 24 I never thought that I...
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Tan Son Nhat Airport - HCMC

Written by Eric from Aiea on September 14, 2006

  • With only a month's head start on knowing when my vacation would be, I took the fast mail route on a $65 visa for Vietnam through their embassy in Washington DC. I sent it in...
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Stop-over Eye Opener

Written by Jean12 on April 27, 2006

  • On arrival at the Ho Chi Minh City Airport we were greeted by a small Vietnamese guy holding a sign with our names on it (didn't this only happen in the movies!), who then took...
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Traditional Massage

Written by seethesun on May 18, 2005

  • Everywhere you walk in District 1, you will encounter two types of hassles. In the evening, you will see groups of 10-year-old school girls holding a bunch of red roses to sell at USD$1 each....
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