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Cheap thrills in DaLat for under $1!!

Hey y’all, Ive been on the road lately and haven’t been able to update as much so I apologize.  Not only that, but the grammar-Nazi is out to get me.  I kid, please don’t be mad.  Id appreciate if most of you would have a sense of humor when reading my posts otherwise, it wouldn’t [...]

Phone services and banking while away in 'Nam

For those of you who are going to be traveling abroad for only a few months or so, you may want to contact your cell phone provider before you leave about options regarding temporary suspension of services while out of the country and phone usage outside the country.

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Gia Lai Day 2

Our goal on the second day of the Gia Lai trip was to shop around for seedlings.   We went into Gia Lai city and visited 3 nurseries.

Nursery 1

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Saigon/Vung Tau boat

For those who get tired of the city, you may want to take a break and do what most locals do if they want to get away for the weekend.  Take a boat from Saigon to Vung Tau.

Not sure what others may think, but to me Vung Tau is much like [...]

So fresh and so clean, clean

My sister emailed me saying it was a good thing she didn’t come to VN because she already has skin issues.  Had she come, it would have become worse because I had told my mom that the baby powder didn’t work.

“Aint nobody dope as me, Im dressed so fresh and so clean.” – Outkast

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Anyone in 'Nam

something i really need to do before i leave VN….does anyone in saigon know where to buy dan tranh strings or if there is a music shop that carries the instruments?   Need new strings, picks and want to check out any new music.

Im getting tired of my tortoiseshell picks, maybe they have something with some [...]

Medical Insurance in Vietnam

Franco-Vietnamese Hospital in Saigon

Sometimes I get some really good tips in the comments section of prior posts from readers of my blog but they may get overlooked just because few people reread the older posts.  For instance, one of the pressing issues for expats that want to live in Vietnam is that of medical/health [...]

Can I get a hot stone please?

Apparently someone wants to get more hits on his blog so Im going to post this one because of the number of hits you get just by having the word ‘massage’ in your post.  Lay chua toi!

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Gia Lai Day 1

Chao cac qui vi!   After a few days on a small haitus, I am very exhausted but excited.    I just returned  from a trip to Gia Lai with 2 of the Ngan Hac Giay coordinators (Ngoc Anh and Dat) and was able to see first hand for myself where the funds will go to [...]

Nuoc Mia

On my fabric shopping excursion last week, when I went to Ba Ria with Di Nam, I had nuoc mia(sugarcane drink).

This is a treat for me because I only get fresh squeezed nuoc mia in the states when Tet rolls around.  It’s sold every year at most of the hoi cho.

My aunt, Co Thom seems [...]