I hate landing at Saigon’s airport because the drive into town is so ugly. But one thing that always cheers me up is the sight
My dad is like the Pied Piper, in that wherever he goes, some rats are bound to show up. When he visits, the cat is
When I first moved to Vietnam in the mid-1990′s, women in towns and cities still wore conical hats regularly. Nowadays, it’s rare to see urban women
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Looking for an easy beach escape from Ho Chi Minh City? It’s hard to beat the Ho Tram Resort, which can be reached in under
Way back in 1995, I spent my first Christmas in Vietnam, and found this unusual Santa at Saigon’s zoo. Maybe there wasn’t any red fabric
On Christmas Eve, the streets around Hanoi’s St. Joseph’s Cathedral are packed with worshippers and onlookers, as even non-Christians gather to get into the Christmas
Xe om, or motorbike taxis, are a cheap and convenient way to get around Vietnam’s cities. Elka Ray reports on her favorite xe om driver
Around the turn of the millennium, I met an old friend in Hanoi. Looking glum, he announced that Kem Trang Tien – a state-owned ice
Having studied Journalism and Asian Studies – and spent 15 years living in Southeast Asia – I’m a one-stop text shop for lifestyle features relating
