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April 23, 2018July 24, 2018

The Life Aquatic – Vietnam Style (Watch the video)

HANOI, VIETNAM – Vietnam’s Halong Bay is world renowned for its picturesque limestone karsts jutting skyward from the clear blue sea. Thousands of these impossible islands dot the waters off Vietnam’s northern coast.

Adjoining Halong Bay is Lan Ha Bay, less traveled by tour boats and every bit as beautiful. But the bays are not just home to lovely scenery. Thousands of people make their homes and livelihoods on the waters there. Continue reading “The Life Aquatic – Vietnam Style (Watch the video)”

January 28, 2018July 24, 2018

Chicken lips and noodle Heaven

Vietnamese cooks use the whole bird - 'lips' and all — Vietnamese cooks use the whole bird – ‘lips’ and all

HANOI, VIETNAM – Another tasty stir-fried chicken lunch today reminded me that Vietnamese cooks let nothing go to waste; they use every part of the bird… including the lips.

What? You didn’t know chickens have lips?
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January 22, 2018July 24, 2018

A new adventure every day…

Trấn Quốc Pagoda, the oldest Buddhist temple in Hanoi

HANOI, VIETNAM – It’s a new adventure every time we step out of the apartment. Seriously, it really is. Take today for instance. Soon you get to know your neighborhood, the stores, the market and what is around. Hanoi just has soooo much!

Today we stepped out of the apartment at about 1 p.m. – lunch time. There were motorbikes parked everywhere; I mean everywhere. “That’s different,” we thought. Continue reading “A new adventure every day…”

December 23, 2017July 24, 2018

Quest for beer – Hanoi edition

Here are our favorite Vietnamese canned beer varieties… so far

HANOI, VIETNAM – Back by popular demand (well, mainly because my beer distributor son in Seattle asked me to write some more), here is another report on my global quest for good beer.
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