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7 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Ghengis
Chùa bửu long is a Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City in District 9. It's set in a few acres of parkland and living quarters. When I first went there we met a monk who spoke a bit of English and he did explain...
5 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Ghengis
Welcome to Buôn Ma Thuột City, Đắk Lắk. Buon ma thuot is the Capital City of Dak Lak province in Central Vietnam. Dak Lak is best known as the best coffee growing region in Vietnam. I previously wrote a post about the Paradise Co...
4 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Ghengis
One of the first things I do whenever I visit a new place is go for a "wander". I like to just drive around and get a feel for the place. The best way to learn about a place is to get lost in it. Of course, on my wanderings I alw...
2 May 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Ghengis
This is a fascinating place. I spent a couple of hours there last year and I'm keen to go back. It's a 4 storey building jam packed full of amazing things - medical instruments, herbal medicines, apothecary, statues, pottery...
30 Apr 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Ghengis
I had my most enjoyable job in the last 6 years last year. I went to 4 different cities in Vietnam, teaching English to English Teachers in regional Vietnam. This post is about my week in Phan Rang in Central Vietnam, about 340km from Ho Chi Minh Ci...
29 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Ghengis
In normal times, parks are a very popular place for locals and tourists alike. Nearly every city in Vietnam takes great pride in their parks. Tao Đàn Park not far from the city centre is one of the most popular in Saigon (the locals...
28 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Ghengis
I couldn't sleep one night, so at 4:00am I went to the local markets to take some photos. When tourists see these markets they think I'm crazy for shopping here, but when you see this - I think you're crazy not to. The seafood (and a...
27 Apr 2020 1 minute read 4 comments Ghengis
Huế City is the old Capital of Vietnam and the home of The Citadel, the old King's Palace. There is an 800 year old park in Huế which I call King's Park because I don't know the real name. When we went there, we hired 2 models for the day. It was...
24 Apr 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Ghengis
Last year I took a road trip to a place called Buôn Ma Thuột, in Đắk Lắk Province, Central Vietnam. Buôn Ma Thuột is about 300Km (200 miles) from Ho Chi Minh City by road. I went the long way, of course, and probably travelled over 500Km! Đắk L...
23 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Ghengis
A couple of years ago I took a trip to Western Vietnam to a place called Rạch giá to do some volunteer English Teaching. To be honest, it was pretty poorly organised and I ended up doing about 20 hours of travel on a weekend to teach for 2 hours, b...
