One of my best Vietnamese friends always insists on getting a ride - even if our destination is only a short walk away. When I
Last week, Vietnam celebrated Women’s Day, and women across the land were presented with overpriced flower arrangements. Vietnam is also very keen on International Women’s
I’ve been distracted lately, with sick kids, and various old and new projects on the go. My attention was clearly elsewhere when I grabbed a
Ho Chi Minh City is built on a swamp. As more and more land gets built up, the weight of construction is causing the ground
One of the most interesting parts of writing a story is researching its era and setting. I’ve been working on a plot set in the
Some months back, some surveyors turned up and began taking measurements of the small lane that runs beside our house. Someday, apparently, the lane is
I’ve been food poisoned, which has me thinking about food safety. As a result, a news story about a restaurant in Kentucky that was caught
Yesterday, my five-year-old son announced that it’d be Christmas “in two days”. While his timing is off, it IS already October, which means that 2012
For his work, my husband needed to open a bank account in Cambodia, so I joined him on a one-night trip to Siem Reap. When
Next door to my house lies a thickly treed vacant lot of around 5,000 square meters. The land is swampy and covered with rattan, bamboo,
