Like most non-Western nations, the countries of Southeast Asia have loads of street addresses that don’t mean much to non-residents. It’s common for numbering schemes to stop as a street name changes, then start up again a few blocks away. Often, addresses on one side of the street have nothing in relation to those on […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis Book review: Perfect Spy, the Life of Pham Xuan An
Perhaps the most apt introduction WoWasis found to the amazing world of North Vietnam’s super spy Pham Xuan An was discovered during a tour we took of the Cu Chi war tunnels, just outside of Saigon. Our tour guide was Binh Le Thai, a member of the Viet Cong who worked for American interests while […]
Read the rest of this entry »Day and Resort/Hotel Spas in Vietnam
Vietnam is quickly becoming a spa destination, particularly in the Resort/Hotel variety, with good choices in Hue, Nha Trang, and Saigon. Day spas are beginning to appear, but choices today are slim, relative to the proliferation of day spas in Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore. There are plenty of “mom&pop” massage venues in Saigon and Hanoi, […]
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