Now that all those little, winter holidays are over, it’s time to focus on the real party season: CARNIVAL! Mardi Gras is just around the corner. That means reds and greens are coming down and purples, golds, and greens are going up. King cakes are baking and parades are stepping off. While the rest of […]
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The House on Dream Street: Memoir of an American Woman Living in Vietnam
The House on Dream Street had given me the secret code! apparently, “không Biét ān” was some sort of epicurean safe-word when living in Vietnam!
Scooter Culture in Vietnam: BE BOLD!
Zipping around Saigon, side-saddle on the back of a vintage Vespa Scooter is one of the boldest things I have ever done! Thick rivers of humanity course through streets on scooters with no regard to traffic signals or lane signs.