Net-ti-quette
I made a big purchase today…my first motorbike helmet. I kind of feel like it is my first rite of passage. Or maybe I should…
Bringing Home the Bacon
There’s a reason it’s called work. Work is still work. After two years of being out of work, my mini retirement has ended for a…
De-Worming
I was talking to my friend Jill the other day, she’s lived here as an expat for over a year, so she’s familiar with…
Village to Ballroom
There are things I don’t like about being 38…mainly the wrinkles, and the realization that my appendages are still growing while other parts of my…
Goodbye Vietnam
You can’t come to Vietnam and not recall Robin Williams’s famous words, “Goooodddd Moorrrnnninggggg Vietnammmmm!!!” I had spent one month in Vietnam – the longest…
The City with Two Names – Saigon
I always wanted to change my name. When I was about 8 years old I told my brother and sister that I was no longer…
A Stitch in Time – Hoi An
View snapshots of Hoi An View Vietnam Photography I have been a clothes hound my whole life. I still remember my favorite outfits from when…
Touring Hue Vietnam by Motorbike
Out of the train and into Hue’s sauna. We traveled by train through the night into what is considered South Vietnam. Hue is a small…
Negotiating Vietnam’s Crazy Traffic
These pictures speak for themselves…it’s all about the motorbike in Vietnam! Mix that in with some bicycles, a few pedestrians, and a very few cars…
Exploring the Many Faces of Hanoi
Hanoi is a large metropolis of 3.1 million people – there are no skyscrapers, but there are about 100 motorbikes for every car! We tend…