My Tết holidays this year were enjoyed in Dắk Lắk Province at the home of my Vietnamese friend's parents, introduced in this previous posting. A subsequent posting presented their home as a typical rural Dak Lak house. Since the Tết... Read more →
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25 February 2008
Rural Vietnamese farmhouses
Since we visited over 20 families around the Tết (Lunar New Year) season in Đẳk Lẳk, I had an opportunity to see over 20 farm and village houses in this rural province. The home of my friend's family was very... Read more →
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18 February 2008
Visiting a Vietnamese family for Tet
The Tết Nguyên Đán season (Tết) in Vietnam welcomes the lunar new year (similar to Chinese New Year), but most importantly, celebrates the family and its ancestors. Vietnamese, including those from overseas, take this time out to return to the... Read more →
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16 October 2007
More on jungle cafés...
Last year about this time, I expressed my frustration about the constant rains characteristic of the final month or so of the rainy season in Ho Chi Minh City. This year we just accepted it like most Vietnamese and didn't... Read more →
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12 February 2007
Slaughtering pigs for Tet
Jon over at the The Final Word...in Saigon blog has posted beautiful pictures of preparations for the Tet festival and holiday here in Ho Chi Minh City. His posting is entitled "Tet Prep : Pig Crazy" since this coming lunar... Read more →
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07 October 2006
Mid-Autumn Festival time....
I knew something fun must be coming up when these huge new stands (always with bright yellow backgrounds) began springing up everywhere last month along the streets of TP. Hồ Chí Minh. These stands are similar to the temporary stands... Read more →
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13 August 2006
They still build wood boats in Viet Nam
Quy Nhơn is a natural harbor and beach along the south-central coast of Việt Nam in Bình Định Province. It is home to many fishing boats. In addition to harvesting shellfish, these boats catch fish common in the Vietnamese diet,... Read more →
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16 July 2006
Out in the HCMC Countryside Part 2
Heading north out of Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh (TPHCM) east of Tân Sơn Nhất Airport, you travel on urban streets of Quận (District) Gò Vấp that take you to the west once you clear the airport grounds. Moving out... Read more →
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15 July 2006
Out in the HCMC Countryside Part 1
Thành Phố (City) Hồ Chí Minh (TPHCM) is as large in area as some provinces in Việt Nam, and includes a large amount of countryside. As we have posted earlier, TPHCM is a very densely-populated urban city. While averaging 10,405... Read more →
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