I was waiting to board bus no. 1 to get back to downtown. The bus was approaching and as people rushed to get on board, a frail looking old lady carrying bags full of stuff tripped and fell. The young woman infront of her turned and helped her up and they boarded the bus together.Life [...]

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Where do you find the best food in any city? Sanitized 5 star restaurants with seamless service or by-the-road-side make shift stoves and dodgy ingredients? Depends on the trip I would say. If it’s a working trip where you have to take care not to fall ill, then I would avoid the stalls. But if [...]

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The first meal I had when I arrived was with a local and the food was delicious. Grilled chicken wrapped in rice paper, beef noodles in soup, fresh mango juice shake, yam paste dessert tasted wonderful. After indulging in too much food and conversation I stood up thinking why I wasn’t drawn to Vietnamese food [...]

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