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Back to Hanoi
The winter in Hanoi can be surprisingly brutal. In December it’s usually quite nice, 40 – 68F with mostly clear skies; quite cold for a tropical city. The Christmas trees of December give way to the citrus trees of Tet, … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach, Da Nang, Danang, English teaching, ESL, expat, expatriate, Ha Noi, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Hoi An, Marines, teaching, tourism, travel, Vietnam
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Jeet yet?
It was a Tuesday evening and it had rained all day and the night before. I put on my rain gear – jacket, pants and overshoes – and drove my motorcycle to work. It was raining hard, visibility was poor … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhist, Colloquial, Da Nang, Danang, English teaching, expat, expatriate, Ha Long Bay, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Hoi An, Jeet yet, Quang Nam, redneck, Saigon, tourism, travel, Typhoon, Vietnam, Vietnamese
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Follow the Ho Chi Minh Trail. . .
My contract with my employer expired in late October. They gave me my final paycheck, complete with severance pay, and I was free. Despite having a memorable year of employment, and spending over a year and a half in Hanoi, … Continue reading
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Tagged citadel, English teaching, ESL, expat, forbidden city, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Ho chi minh trail, Hue, Karst, Motorbike, motorcycle trip, Phong Nha, Saigon, tourism, tourist, travel, Vietnam, Vietnam War
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Four Months in The ‘Nam
After four months of living in Vietnam, I finally got the motivation to start my blog as promised – the obvious question being, “What took me so long?” Well, it wasn’t supposed to be a written blog, I was first … Continue reading
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Tagged Da Lat, Da Nang, Danang, expat, Ho Chi Minh, Hoi An, India, Minnesota, Saigon, Tailor, tourist, travel, University of Minnesota, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Vietnamese, West Bengal
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