Traffic in Frenetic HCMC, Vietnam from Rob Whitworth
Between Meals – What to Do?
What to do in Sai Gon when you’re not eating.
Vietnam’s First Gay Pride March – Hanoi, August 5, 2012 ARTS-ENTERTAINMENT Last update 02/08/2012 3:00:00 CH (GMT+7) The first festival of homosexuals in Vietnam VietNamNet Bridge – From August 3 to 5, many events will be held for homosexuals, bisexuals and transsexuals in Hanoi. This is the first large-scaled festival for homosexuals, bisexuals and transsexuals [Read on …]
When I arrived in Vietnam for the first time twelve years ago, there was no visible sign to the outsider of gay life in Vietnam. Where is Gay Saigon? Vietnamese gay men and lesbian women completely hid themselves within their families, their required marriages, and in pursuit of their work to support a basic survival [Read on …]
Rau Câu Dừa Street Vendor N4A Trường Sơn Street P.15, District 10 ***** My friend John is a well-seasoned traveler. He spends at least 6 months each year traveling, scouting, and documenting cultural developments occurring throughout a dozen Asian countries. Sunday morning I invited him to come to District 10 to get a glimpse of a [Read on …]
Well – imagine my surprise when I received an onslaught of mail from Eating Saigon!‘s readers telling me my recent blog about Annam Gourmet Market was incomplete! Such passion in my readers – I love it! In response, I’ve spent today doing some research to assess the state of affairs on shopping for western food [Read on …]
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Eating with Saigon’s Transgender On Monday night, Hai and I headed off for dinner to a small neighborhood eatery alongside one of Saigon’s main “canals”. Now, to be clear, that would NOT be “canals” in the sense of Venice, Italy, fed by open seawater. But, much more like the “canals” of Bangkok, fed by the [Read on …]
XO Tours Vietnam OK, I admit it. I’m not normal! Now I’m not admitting to some serious mental deficiency. I mean this, of course, only in the statistical sense – you know, the “normal bell curve” thing. Let me try to explain. I mean, how many people would have left behind the beauty, tranquility and [Read on …]