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Butchers in Vietnam
I recently made a trip to a local market to purchase and eat durian for the first time. While I was there, I was able…
Durian – The King of Fruits
There are many hard things about living by yourself overseas…I may write a book about it someday if I can ever force myself to slow…
Cyclo Sunday – A Tourist In My Home
I have been asked to produce a Saigon City guide for a travel website. At first this seemed rather simple, I’ve been living here for…
The ‘D’ Word
I started my morning screaming at people today. Granted I’m not a morning person, that’s no secret, but I don’t normally scream at people. Sure,…
Kathmandu – Second Time’s A Charm
Dhal Bhat Days – Vol 12 9/13/08 For all Kathmandu Photography – click here! (opens new window) For all Kathmandu snapshots- click here! (opens new…
Budget Tokyo
Since I only had 4 days in Tokyo and little money left for traveling, I had a challenge – how do you stay in Tokyo…
Fishy Business – Tsukiji Market, Tokyo
The alarm went off at 2:45 AM – I got up disoriented and thought…why do I do this to myself? Yet as my eyes adjusted…
Don’t Miss the Lijiang China Local Market
We were in the old town of Lijiang – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lijiang is a tourist town of canals, tourist shopping, and red…
ESL | India | Volunteering
Spice Diaries – Vol 4, Aug. 20
I learned today that there is a man that works in our colony (neighborhood) that simply is the ‘ironing man’. No – I’m not talking about…
ESL | India | Volunteering
Spice Diaries – Vol 3, Aug 18
Finished week 1 – Intermittent Power and Water – But Plenty of Hospitality! Whoohooo…..it’s the weekend! I’ve worked my butt off this week – mainly…