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Motorbike Diaries - Vol. 17
Blog: Ottsworld - 10 October 2009
Rush Hour Resistance is Futile - Assimilation I’m not sure how it happened, but I’ve become one of them. I wear a jacket (which I’m boiling in), a mask, a poncho, ….I’m a Vietnamese motorbike driver. I’ve become used to being squeezed into small places and driving through them. I can drive really slow and coast while [...]
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Motorbike Diaries - Vol. 16
Blog: Ottsworld - 4 October 2009
You won’t believe your eyes this week! I’ve collected some of my recent motorbike photography that will amaze and baffle you. After living here for a year, I’m still absolutely dumbfounded and tickled by what I see the Vietnamese strap to their motorbikes. The motorbike culture here is the most unique in the world! If [...]
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The Intro
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 2 October 2009
By Alex Duong, KF9, Vietnam The CIA World Factbook provides the following details for Vietnam - Population median age: 27.4 Percentage of population living in urban areas: 28% Literacy rate: 90.3% GPD growth rate: 6.2% in 2008, 8.5% in 2007 Unemployment rate: 4.7% Leaving aside the recent inflation spike, Vietnam offers a young, competent, and dynamic environment that is ripe for putting [...]
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"i'm so hanoied at you!" (cough)
Blog: katie has itchy feet - 23 July 2009
hanoi 7th july - arrived saigon 24th: with some heinous gaps in our three week entourage!
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The Motorbike Diaries - Vol. 14
Blog: Ottsworld - 14 July 2009
The Great Horn Divide No matter how hard I try, I just can’t do it. I lose the mental battle every time. I tell myself to be calm, patient, understanding – but then it happens – BEEP, BEEP BEEEEEP, BEEP, BEEP; and after the 3rd time of being serenaded by this noise I just can’t be [...]
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Close to Home
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 22 June 2009
Total chaos can be beautiful. Horns honk at me from left to right and the vibrations jump from one ear to the other. A river of motorbikes (xe oms) race past my taxi window. There appears to be no traffic lights, no speed limits and few rules. I stop to listen and start to see [...]
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Hanoi
Blog: Kieron Clark - 18 June 2009
Over the last three weeks, Rosie and I have spent a lot of time in Vietnamese places beginning with the letter ‘h’: Halong Bay, Hué, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City. But for us, Vietnam began with The Big H – the capital city Hanoi, where we landed on 28th May. The first thing we [...]
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Hanoi Rocks
Blog: round the world - the other way - 11 June 2009
IMG_0032 Originally uploaded by littlesaint_uk After nine months traveling around English speaking (apart from a brief Quebecquois interlude) countries, we were long overdue some culture shock. We reckoned Vietnam would provide this, and it did to some extent. We’d been warned about how crazy the roads were, and yes, everyone seems to have a scooter and drives it [...]
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Vietnam by Bus
Blog: barnz2k : Vegan Nomad - 10 June 2009
The best way to see Vietnam (OK maybe 2nd best after getting a motor bike ala Top Gear) is by Bus. Various places sell hop-on-hop-off bus tickets, topping out at around $45. The most popular route is to start in Hanoi and head South to, Hue, Hoi An, Mui Ne, Nha Trang, Dalat and end [...]
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Hanoi, Round 2
Blog: barnz2k : Vegan Nomad - 9 June 2009
Before his death, Ho Chi Minh requested he be cremated, but the succeeding Government had other plans. Hence: The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum! His body is preserved inside a dimly lit glass box, cornered by 4 armed guards, inside a large air-conditioned room. Visiting hours are severly restricted, closing at 10:30am, and with the amount [...]
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Thang Long Water Puppets, Hanoi
Blog: barnz2k : Vegan Nomad - 9 June 2009
The night back from the Ha Long Bay trip, we went to check out a Vietnamese Water Puppet show! We had heard mixed reviews, but we were optimistic, and it only costs like $2! There is a medium sized set based over a pool of water, and a live Vietnamese band to the side playing music, [...]
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Turning on the Faucet: Vietnam’s Rainy Season
Blog: Ottsworld - 4 May 2009
It has arrived in Vietnam with a vengeance; the rainy season. I am reminded of the movie Forest Gump; his description of Vietnam. “It was as if they turned on a faucet. One day it started raining, and it didn’t quit for four months. We been through every kind of rain there is. Little bitty stingin’ [...]
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Vietnam Photography
Blog: Ottsworld - 1 May 2009
Check out my Vietnam Photography at Global Photography by Sherry Ott From the North to the South; city, village, and delta - take a look at cultural Vietnam! Related Posts Turning on the Faucet: Vietnam’s Rainy Season Motorbike Diaries - Vol. 16 The Motorbike Diaries - Vol. 14 Durian - The King of Fruits Saigon City Guide
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Vietnam In 30-Days
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 26 March 2009
We drove non stop from the border to downtown Saigon. A city etched in my brain from all of the war films that I watched as a kid. This is a place that I never dreamed that I would be visiting and here I am, standing right in the centre of it. Women whiz by on their mopeds, dressed in white from head to toe. White gloves, white hat, flowing white silk suits and a white mask to block out exhaust pollution.
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