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I MISSED NEW YEARS ON ACCOUNT OF BEING HAULED UP IN A NEARBY HOTEL… BUT TODAY THE BIRD WAS FREE TO FLY AT LAST, AND I FOUND PLENTY GOING ON. At Công viên 23 tháng 9 there was this big festival going on, highlighting many of the various culinary and cultural attractions of the city… [...]
SOME TWO YEARS AGO MY PARENTS AND THEIR BEST FRIENDS DECIDED TO VISIT ME AND NGA IN VIETNAM, TO SEE THE COUNTRY FROM POLE TO POLE. As it was my folks’ first trip to Asia, I was worried how they would fare. Especially in Vietnam, which is one of the more hardcore Asian destinations. Especially [...]
Cafe Vườn Kiểng is one of my favorite cafes/bars in Ho Chi Minh City, although it is kind of tedious to reach (if you come on foot, be prepared to dodge the trucks crossing the road here, T Đức Thắng Street alomst exactly opposite Me Linh Square with its statue of General Tran Hung Dao). [...]