Tag: Ho Chi Minh City
ACCOMM LUXURY AT A QUARTER OF THE PRICE…
This “Style Homestay” guest house in Hoi An gets best value on this Vietnam trip. I’ve done the US$13 a night guest houses in...
WHAT HAS 48 LEGS, VERY NASTY VENOMOUS PINCERS AND VISITS YOU AS YOU’RE TURNING OFF THE BEDROOM LIGHT TO SLEEP IN VIETNAM…
Scolopendra subspinipes, AKA “Chinese Redhead” centipede. I told him to “shoo” with my shoe, and out the door he went. In guest house DaNang, Vietnam....
HALAL? HELLO! NOW I CAN DIE A HAPPY MAN…
Variety is the spice of life. I’ve spiced up mine, with this Indian lunch in Vietnam: Chicken tikka masala, DaNang style (US$5.70). Medium spice;...
MAKING WAVES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
A treat for my lumbar osteoarthritis, which has put up with so much but complained so little on this trip: stretching out in the...
LIFE-AND-DEATH DRAMA IN A VIETNAMESE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT…
“C’mon Harry, one last big effort and you’re over the top and we’re both free!” (Oops, wrong side – that’s the bucket of cockle shells...
THIS IS A NEW SOUTH-EAST ASIA DINING EXPERIENCE…
A serve of fried pork, off the menu. And that’s exactly what comes. Huh? No steamed rice? Nope, that’s an extra “side”. Unusual for...