List/Grid Monthly Archives: July 2012
Ca Phe Sua Da – Vietnamese Coffee
Just because an order of Vietnamese coffee doesn’t have a creepy looking green goddess on the cup and cost over five bucks doesn’t mean it’s any less a beverage. In fact, it’s…
Banh it La Gai – Vietnam Food
Sometimes the most mundane of journeys can unexpectedly veer off the trail into a world previously unknown to us. All this time I have been flying back and forth between Saigon and seaside Quy Nhon on…
Thit Heo Nuong – Suon Nuong, Grilled Pork
The mostly lowrise sprawl behind my apartment tower is without question a world apart from all the modern trappings we enjoy inside our easy living bubble. Some post workday wanderlust…
Bap Nuong – Grilled Corn
While the alley to the left of my apartment tower is Egg Lady’s domain from sun up to late afternoon, sunset brings Corn Girl and her mobile cart into the alley at…
Don’t miss Mun Island off Nha Trang
Though it is 10km offshore the central resort town of Nha Trang, Mun Island is one of the must-see destinations for local and international tourists. There are a couple of…
Bath ban hinders Vung Tau tourism
VietNamNet Bridge – The ban of bathing in the sea out of the working hours (7am-5pm) has risen difficult for Vung Tau city’s tourism industry. Local people said that this…
Cham folk arts performance attracts visitors to Binh Thuan
A programme featuring Cham folk arts has been held every Saturday and Sunday at Po Sah Inu towers in Binh Thuan province since mid June in an attempt to attract…
Bun Bo Hue, Vietnam Food
Saigon’s District 1 is fast becoming a westernized downtown with skyscrapers, luxury stores and restaurants selling everything from hamburgers to sushi. While sidewalk chalkboards advertise $7 prix fixe meals at French…
Noodles with beef stew – Vietnam Food
Another star among the best street food in Sài Gòn! The smell, the color and the taste of white noodles with beef stew or hủ tiếu bò kho are just so…
Banh Mi op La – Egg Baguette
A tiny little metal pushcart of the dime a dozen variety in these parts beckons breakfast connoisseurs at the top of the alleyway just below my highrise expat bubble. An elderly woman sets up shop at…
