Producing European wine in Vietnam
After a decades-long struggle the same story has unfolded in Vietnam on 'vang,' the Vietnamese translation for grape-based wines that we’re accustomed to drinking in Western countries
Praising the Samaritans in Vietnam
Monday, June 18, 2018, 16:05So it is with pleasure that I would like to mention a rather lovely lady with a heart of gold who’s been working with disabled and handicapped kids including youngsters with mental difficulties due to such things as Agent Orange and other causes
Visionary food and travel journalist Anthony Bourdain, who loved Vietnam, will be missed
Sunday, June 17, 2018, 10:23Anthony Bourdain started his “No Reservations” show in 2005 and jumped on Vietnam in just the 4th episode, then kept coming back for more
Tuong Lai Xanh VN (Hoian River Clean-Up)
Monday, June 11, 2018, 09:20Even this year, there have been protests over factories threatening the local environment via air, water and land pollution as well
Solving the plastics crisis in Vietnam, Asia
Wednesday, June 06, 2018, 10:48A 2015 study identified China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Thailand as the top six sources of marine plastic
What’s the big hurry in Vietnam?
Sunday, June 03, 2018, 18:03Even in provincial areas locals are on the 'go' making a living, getting ahead
SwimVietnam: Teaching the Vietnamese to save the Vietnamese
Friday, June 01, 2018, 21:14Swim Vietnam is a charity organization based in Hoi An which tackles the problem of drowning in Vietnam
How to protect yourself from theft and robbery in Vietnam?
Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 14:33Do not show your money, some expats say
How much plastic is being used in Vietnam?
Friday, May 25, 2018, 19:19‘Straws in every drink and double bagging’ is how one expat in Ho Chi Minh City described Vietnam’s plastic problem
More on the whining expats in Vietnam
Friday, May 25, 2018, 15:07It began with the usual Social Media Whiners (SMW) who kill time in Internet groups bitching about everything
My English teacher is weird!
Thursday, May 24, 2018, 16:00I’m not writing this to attack all native English-speaking teachers
Low-end dining in Vietnam is lots of fun!
Friday, May 18, 2018, 11:00The biggest challenge with humble eating in Vietnam is not the food or the service, it’s those darned kiddie stools!
Mother’s Day in Vietnam
Sunday, May 13, 2018, 15:07Your future is shaped by every word and deed you see, hear and watch her do over the first two decades of your life
Garbage covers southern Vietnam’s highest mountain
Thursday, May 10, 2018, 17:05The higher we climbed, the more junk we saw
Shopping in a country like Vietnam
Wednesday, May 09, 2018, 15:45In the early days of living here in Hoi An, I used to buy local attire or get it tailored
