Last day in Vietnam
My final post to conclude my Vietnam trip. I had one last day before departing to go back to Singapore and I had to at least check out the Saigon Opera House. Another lovely building…
View PostA taste of HK in Vietnam
I wrote about a taste of Singapore in Vietnam when I found out they had a branch of Red House Restaurant in Ho Chi Mhin. Well, Saigon 3 Restaurant is your typical Hong Kong Cafe…
View PostShopping and Eating in Ho Chi Mhin
I spent most of my days basically shopping and lounging around in Ho Chi Mhin City. The goods and services are inexpensive and abundant! In fact I spent a whole morning at the Ben…
View PostThe importance of doing nothing
Stress is a common term these days, especially so in a fast-paced and hectic society like Singapore. We all complain about it but we don’t do anything actively to change our lifestyle because we are…
View PostLunch in the Mekong Village
Back on the boat down a few river bends, transfer to yet another smaller sampan boat to travel the canals of another island within the Mekong Delta before reaching the “restaurant” for lunch. The food…
View PostPaddling down the canals
The main mode of transports in these parts was by boats. Long wooden boats filtered through the many canals all day. One of the interesting things I notice was that most of the boats were…
View PostVietnamese Folk Music
Over a meal of fruits dipped in spicy salt powder, my guide brought me to be entertained by local Vietnamese folk tunes. There are many types though the one we heard was supposedly Ca trù, which…
View Postkẹo dừa
One of the things I learnt at the village was how the Vietnamese made kẹo dừa, also known as coconut candy. The actual recipe for coconut candy is actually passed down from one generation to…
View PostVillage house by the Mekong
Took a walk through some of the villages that is situated in and around the Mekong Delta. Most of the villages have their own plantations of fruit trees, coconut trees and keep honey bees. The honey drink…
View PostMekong Delta
On my hired boat on the Mekong Delta. The water is rather muddy looking but I was told that the Mekong Delta is constantly being explored by various scientists and biologist because over 10,000 new…
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