From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Lunar New Year in Saigon

February 26, 2010

During the Tet  (lunar new year) celebrations in Vietnam, the people of Ho Chi Minh City (still also called Saigon by many of the locals) clear out and return to their villages to visit family for the extended holiday.  Being in Saigon for Tet is a unique experience that has both upsides and downsides. The [...]

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Discovering Vietnamese Cuisine

February 23, 2010

You can now officially call it an addiction. After three cooking classes Amy and I are hooked.  We love the discovery and cultural understanding that comes with cooking classes.  Our third class was in Hoi An, Vietnam at the Red Bridge Cooking School. Our half-day class started with a tour of the local open-air market.  [...]

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Out of the Comfort Zone (and into the Water)

February 20, 2010

One of our goals for this trip around the world is to push ourselves out of our comfort zones and have new experiences.  For me, that’s meant getting into the kitchen – we’ve taken three cooking classes so far – and into the air, both on planes and, most recently, hooked up to a parasail.  [...]

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