Hue: The Bizarro Saigon

You know those Vietnam War movies, the ones where it rains straight for months? They’re invariably set in Central Vietnam. Hue. Outside Danang. Pinkville. May Lai. The DMZ. Chu Lai.
I was beginning to think that straight rain stuff was a bunch of guff. Forest Gump, my ass. Living in Saigon, I’d grown accustomed to the [...]

Christmas Beer in Saigon

If you’re in town over the holidays, head over to Lion Brewery to get something truly rare in Saigon: seasonal beer.
Brewmaster Tung has concocted some fantastic suds for the season, a sweet amber to wash down all that sausage and kraut you’re bound to chow down (it’s hard not to get into the German spirit [...]

Update Saigon: All Work and No Play…

So the trip to Cambodia seemed like the perfect opportunity to start blogging again. It was, after all, the first trip I’d taken since going to Mui Ne way back in March. However, once I got back, we ran into some staffing shortages at AsiaLIFE and I became snowed under for the next two months. [...]

Jetstar: Stewardess Strike?

Forgive the politically incorrect title, but flight attendant strike just doesn’t have the same zing.
I had a momentary bout of panic when, just a day after booking my flight to Hue on Jetstar, I pulled up Thanh Nien and saw the lead story: Budget airline staff threaten to strike.
After shooting over to the Jetstar office, [...]