Category: Vietnam
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Where I Traveled For The Past 8 Spring Festival Holidays
This year marks my 8th Spring Festival holiday to celebrate since moving to China in 2015! I honestly couldn’t believe it until I went back and counted up the years. It had me thinking about where I traveled in the last 8 years during Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year’s is usually the time when…
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My Love Affair with Vietnamese Coffee
I heard some rumors about how delightful Vietnamese coffee is…so while I was in Vietnam I drank lots of coffee in order to report back about the quality. It was difficult to do, but a sacrifice I was willing to make. And thus began my 9 day love affair with Vietnamese Coffee. WHAT’S SO GREAT…
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The Day I Became A Translator At Halong Bay
Halong Bay is one of those places you’ve gotta see in Vietnam! It’s famous for its karst landscapes, caves, and beautiful little islands. I joined a day tour and we took a 2.5 hour bus from Hanoi to the Vietnam coast to check it out. While waiting for our ferry I spotted three girls who…
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Solo Traveling Hanoi Vietnam
Vietnam has been on my mind for awhile and I finally had the chance to visit this year. Traveling to Vietnam was a little different than my other travels namely because I went…alone. I’ve traveled alone to China, South Korea, and Singapore, but those were always just one or two days trips, either on the…
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Tết New Year with a Vietnamese Family
Much like China, Vietnam follows a lunar calendar and celebrates a different New Year’s Day than other parts of the world. They call their festival Tết (short for Tết Nguyên Đán) and it is the most important holiday for Vietnam. I spent more than a week in the capital city Hanoi during the Vietnamese Tết…