Vietnam

Dragons Dancing in the Forbidden City, Hue, Vietnam

Posted by on Apr 15, 2012 in Asia, Vietnam | 0 comments

Dragons Dancing in the Forbidden City, Hue, Vietnam

Imperial Hue’s forbidden city, dancing dragons, and monks having lunch.

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Hanoi: A look into Vietnam’s Communist Past

Posted by on Apr 11, 2012 in Asia, Vietnam | 0 comments

Hanoi: A look into Vietnam’s Communist Past

A walk around a neon colored lake, Chinese temples, and Ho Chi Minh in a glass coffin… Welcome to Hanoi.

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A crash course in Vietnamese culture on the Mekong.

Posted by on Apr 2, 2012 in Asia, Vietnam | 5 comments

A crash course in Vietnamese culture on the Mekong.

Welcome to Vietnam! A country where dog is on the menu and ducks are kept as watch dogs. Where the burning of actual money is a custom that brings prosperity to… dead people? Where the most likely thing you’ll find at the bottom of your shot glass is the beating heart of a cobra.

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Cao Dai Temple and Cu Chi Tunnels

Posted by on Mar 6, 2012 in Asia, Vietnam | 0 comments

Cao Dai Temple and Cu Chi Tunnels

Vietnam has Its own unique and interesting religion, Caodaism. It is a blend of eastern religions and philosophies like Buddhism and Confucianism with Christianity and a bit of sci-fi.

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Scooter Mania! – Our time in Saigon, Vietnam

Posted by on Mar 5, 2012 in Asia, Vietnam | 1 comment

Scooter Mania! – Our time in Saigon, Vietnam

Then we arrived in the Pham Ngu Lao part of town and everything changed. It was like Chinatown and Las Vegas had a demon baby.

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