Xin Chào from Sa Pa, At our school in the city – where the majority of our clientele are of Asian descent – it’s sometimes difficult to invoke the spectre of child labour as a problem ie. as an undesirable element of a business plan. This is understandable in a culture where children muck in from …Read More
Xin Chào from Sa Pa in the far north of Việt Nam, Who’d’ve thought that rich Europeans would willingly choose to venture high into the mountains of northern Việt Nam, walk long distances up and down steep slopes, stay in local homes in ethnic villages and pay for the privilege? But that’s what thousands of …Read More
Xin Chào from Huế, If supermarket chains have a 75% stranglehold on the Australian grocery market, here in Việtnam it’s the complete opposite. Most people here purchase just what they need for that particular evening’s meal . (In business textbooks this is sometimes referred to as ‘Parisian Shopping’, but that nomenclature is not suitable here.) On top of …Read More
Xin Chào from Central Việt Nam, I left my heart to the sappers round Khe Sanh, And my soul was sold with my cigarettes To the black market man. I’ve had the Việt Nam cold turkey, From the ocean to the Silver City, And it’s only other vets could understand. opening verse “Khe Sanh” by Cold …Read More
Xin Chào from Đà Lạt, What thought process leads to the idea that you can make coffee out of beans after they have been through an animal? (??!!) We are in Đà Lạt for a weekend, looking for another patch of a fascinating country (me) and cooler weather (Linda). On the way to a visit …Read More
Xin chào tù Việt Nam, Here’s an unreserved recommendation – from both of us – for a possible tourist destination: Bạch Mã National Park. Linda jagged this destination when she was selecting places on spec, when she admittedly “didn’t have any idea what [she] was doing” when filling up our itinerary. And we’ve stumbled …Read More
Xin chào tù Việt Nam, If you visit Uluru, you would safely expect to see Australians in the flock of gawking tourists, right? If you ride the London Eye, there’ll be plenty of Poms on board with you. And if you visit the Taj Mahal, there are thousands of Indians in the strolling crowd, …Read More
Xin Chào tù Việt Nam, Whatever happened to the legal doctrine of quiet enjoyment of property? Granted, it’s private property those lawyers like to rabbit on about. But I think the concept should be applied to a wider definition of property; one which includes public places. After all, when we are enjoying …Read More
Xin chào tù Việt Nam, We’ve decided to postpone the trip to Yunnan in China due to lots of flooding there. Instead, we are taking the chance to see more of Việt Nam; first to Hà Nội in the north; Đà Nẵng and Hội An beach in the centre; finishing at Phú Quốc in …Read More