Vietnamese God

I have arrived in Saigon after over two hours flying from Hanoi with Pacific Airlines, a cheap airline joined with Qantas Airlines from Aust...

I have attended many of my friends' weddings in the countryside and I realized that, in the north, the wedding meals always start from 1...

I always wake up a bit late on my holidays and it's no different today as I woke up at 11 Am. After a few minutes washing up, I started ...

My good friends Eric, Mark and I were born under the same status of dragon year but in different years. As we are all going for our holiday ...

Yesterday, 15th December 2007 might be rcognised in the future as 'Rice Cooker Day' . In Vietnam, we call helmets rice cookers and n...

I was invited by one of my ex-colleague, Tuyet, to her wedding in Hung Yen, a small country town 60kms away from Hanoi. After almost an hour...

I remember about 5 years ago when I had just arrived in Hanoi, my friends and I went to play tennis and the court keeper insisted that we pa...

Don't get confused between Mua Rung restaurant and Mua Rung Discoque. This is a real famous restaurant for southern Vietnamese dishes. W...

The flower business is really hot now in Vietnam, especially in Hanoi. I love wandering around to see how florists are arranging their flowe...

I remember very well these flour toys because they belong to my childhood. When I was a little boy and I used to see many old people making ...

Street businesses are a unique part of Vietnamese culture. In the past, street businesses were a common way for poor people to earn an incom...

Someone said "No matter how tall and skinny a building, it seems that there is always room for more storeys." This is the reality ...

Western people who come to Vietnam as tourists or for work are both amazed at the electrical work and the crazy wiring. The main purpose of...

We were all invited to join Lora 's farewell party at Le Tonkin restaurant two months ago. This is one of the beautiful restaurants in H...

Hanoi has an amazing range of hotels, from five-stars like the Sofitel and the Hilton to cheap mini-hotels and backpacker places. There is a...