Meet Ekaterina on the left (Bulgarian for Katherine) and Jules on the right. Both live in the UK. Ekaterina emigrated to London from Bulgaria 17 years ago and now works in marketing for whom else but Amazon! It was surreal talking to her about the value of Amazon Prime in the waiting room of the… Read More
Tag: Vietnam
Challenges of Exchanging Money in Vietnam
In Vietnam as I went from bank to bank to exchange dollars into Vietnamese dong (VND), I was repeatedly told that my 20 dollar bills were not spanking new enough for the bank to accept. I told them I received the bills from an American bank in Chicago but they were not persuaded. Only when… Read More
Tam Coc — Powerful Word of Mouth
If I hadn’t met Rowan from South Africa, a 20-something English teacher in Hanoi, my first day in Hanoi at New Day restaurant, I wouldn’t have gone to Tam Coc and experienced its healing tranquility with the foot rowing boat woman and the bike ride and the climb up Hang Mua. Rowan said his mother’s…
The Beginning — in Hanoi
I am grateful to Jeri Hammond for asking me if I kept a travel blog. I don’t, but she planted a seed in me. On our first day in Hanoi, Vietnam, I met Jim from Boise, Idaho at New Day restaurant, which became our go-to restaurant for good, inexpensive Vietnamese food. Jim was helpful in… Read More