“Weekly Photo Challenge – Silhouette”
This is my contribution to the weekly photo challenge- Silhouette!! I took this photo while canoeing in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.Filed under: A bit of fun, Vietnam Continue reading »
View ArticleThe colourful Markets of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh city is filled with street markets filled with everything from fruit to live fish, from meat and dried squid to beautiful fabric. The food markets in Vietnam have some of the freshest and...
View ArticleTips on Riding a Motorbike through the Chaotic Streets of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City is a world where old and new competes to survive in this dense populated city. It’s a city filled with skyscrapers, ancient temples, motorbikes, people on bicycles and every inch of it...
View ArticleThe tastiest Vietnamese Street Food ever!
Street food is an important part of every day life in Vietnam and the tastiest way to get to know the culture. 1. The best place in Ho Chi Ming City to try street food is at the Pham market. One of the...
View ArticleAsia’s most Colourful and Gaudy Temple ever
I quite enjoyed my visit to this very colourful and very kitch temple. It doesn’t look so inviting from outside but once you are inside the colours and dragons and pink is definitely eye catching. I...
View ArticleThe Crazy House of Vietnam was my favourite place to explore!!
The Crazy House of Vietnam is a house and a guesthouse slash café slash art gallery and looks like something out of Alice in Wonderland. The Vietnamese version of one of the Gaudi building of...
View ArticleWatching the making of Edible Rice Paper
While travelling through Vietnam I had the opportunity not only to taste fresh edible rice paper but also to watch how it is made. In Vietnam edible rice paper is used for making fresh or fried spring...
View ArticleSurviving My 3 Motorbike Accidents in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City is filled with skyscrapers, ancient temples, motorbikes, people on bicycles and more motorbikes. While living in Ho Chi Minh I got myself a canary yellow 1969 super cup motorbike,...
View ArticleUnwanted Night visitor in my room
I loved the narrow three story house tucked away at the end of the alley where we lived in Ho Chi Minh city,Vietnam. Three of my co-teachers and I shared this house, in one of the Northern Suburbs,...
View ArticleThe foreigner tries Kung-Fu
While living in Ho Chi Minh City I tried to experience everything about the Vietnamese Culture and decided to try something ” Vietnamese”. So I went out and signed up at a local pagoda in my...
View ArticleSunrise on the Mekong River
One of my most memorable experiences was watching the sunrise while floating along the Mekong River in Vietnam with my mom. The Mekong River is the 12th longest river in the world. It is about 2,700...
View ArticleDisturbing Image from Vietnam
“I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the center.” — Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. This is definitely one of the most...
View ArticleBikes of Burden On the Move
Bikes of Burden from Vietnam Whether on foot, in a kayak, or on a train, we can document our lives easily. More than ever, the moments of our in-betweens are photo-worthy and shareable. This week’s...
View ArticleTop 5 Restaurants and dishes to try out in Ho Chi Minh City
The food in Vietnam is delicious!! If you ever get the chance to go to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam you definitely have to try the following dishes or places. 1. “Wrap and roll”, on 62 Hai Ba Trung...
View ArticleThe 3 Tastiest Vietnamese Drinks to try
You can’t help but fall in love with the very tasty Vietnamese drinks and here are the top 3 drinks you have to try in Ho Chi Minh City. 1. Vietnam is hot most of the time, well it only cools off a bit...
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