Vietnam is a long, narrow country running north-south. There are all kinds of regional characteristics including food styles and distinct dialects, industries and so on. No matter where you go in the country though, it seems Vietnamese people love their motorbikes. There are two basic… Read More
One of the Vietnamese foods we most enjoyed on our trip was bánh xèo, the wonderful savoury pancake rolled up super-tasty finger food, which we learned to make while we were there. Like so many Vietnamese foods, it is a sophisticated combination of cooked and… Read More
The cold started on our last day in Vietnam. It was as if our bodies held it off until we enjoyed every bit of our trip. When it hit, it hit hard. Add a dose of jet-lag from a flight halfway around the world and… Read More
We landed at YYZ shortly after 8:00 this evening and we’re at home chilling now. After so long on an airplane it’s hard to figure out when to sleep and when to be awake. As well we both managed to catch cold on our last… Read More
We we walked to the Ben Thanh Market this morning. Imagine the biggest flea market you have ever seen. Double it, compress it together some, add on food stalls and a produce market, populate it with assertive, tough negotiating sales people and there you have… Read More
We left our Can Tho hotel by boat this morning to visit the nearby floating market. Growerss bring their produce to the market by boat and sell to shop-owners and restaurants every morning. Each boat puts a sample of whatever they have to sell up… Read More
Cooking class started with a tour of the various prep stations at the restaurant below…and yes we got to sample. They had a “weird and wonderful” area featuring dishes which, while common among locals, are outside the experience of most westerners. I sampled the jellyfish… Read More
The power went out this morning, forst at the hotel and again as we we getting fixed up with Vietnamese iced coffees at a local joint. After coffee we walked along the river to Madame Vy’s where we had signed up for a 5 hour… Read More
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