Wanderlust Wednesday: Ho Chin Minh City
Welcome to Wanderlust Wednesday where you can digitally explore some of the cities I’ve visited. And just maybe you decide to visit yourself with my assistance 😉 The first city is in Vietnam — Ho Chin Minh City. Did you know its former name was Saigon? Yes, that Saigon from all the history lessons you […]
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I went to Vietnam for the Massages
One of things I love about coming to Asia are the massages. The first time was in China and the masseuse came to my room. It was the best 90 minutes for $10. I requested another massage the next day. Then, I went to Thailand and scheduled several massages. Well, for my trip to Vietnam, […]
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Traditional Vietnamese
During my visit to Vietnam, I started to learn some of the traditions and customs of the people. One of the tradition is the blacken of the tooth or tooth lacquering. When I first say this, my initial thought was that they were missing their teeth. Upon further inspection, I saw that it was actually […]
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Female Monks…Who Knew?
Today I learned something new (and excuse my ignorance) — there are “female monks” at Dong Thien Pagoda in Vietnam. For the longest, I thought the monks are men. It never crossed my mind. Imagine my shock and realization that the monks were women. Initially, when I saw them, I automatically assumed they were men. […]
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