January 30, 2012
by Erin
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Thank the Kitchen Gods that I finally had a chance to get out of the city. The rainy, grey, windy, cold weather of Hanoi was starting to chill me to my bones. When a friend suggested we leave the city … Continue reading
January 24, 2012
by Erin
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Like most Americans who have graduated from high school, when I hear the word ‘Tet,’ I think: ‘the Tet Offensive.’ I recall American history textbook passages detailing the 1968 attacks when the People’s Army of Vietnam opted to break the … Continue reading
January 22, 2012
by Erin
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In Vietnamese, the name Ha Long means ‘descending dragon,’ our tour guide told us. As legend goes, soon after the Viet people arrived in Viet Nam, their land was invaded. The Jade Emperor sent a mother dragon and her children … Continue reading
January 16, 2012
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As I got on the night train heading for Sapa, Vietnam, I crawled into my bottom berth and crossed my fingers for good weather. It had been cloudy and overcast in Hanoi for several days threatening to rain. 8 hours … Continue reading
January 7, 2012
by Erin
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Or, Happy New Year! to you non-Vietnamese-speaking readers. Over here in Southeast Asia, we hit 2012 before a lot of the rest of the world–12 hours exactly before my home on the east coast of North America. When you finally … Continue reading