"Our stems grow from the roots of coincidence..." It has been over a year since Yves Schiepek journeyed through Vietnam with his Olympus E-510 camera. The result was a collection of images that is beautiful yet heart breaking, surreal yet candid. In some of the photographs, you get an eerie sense of trapped emotions ready to burst out and drench you with their burden. These … [Read more...] about Roots of Coincidence – Breathtaking Photo Journal of Vietnam
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Salinas Dentist Ready For A New Journey
It will soon be the month of October, and for many of us it will just be another month naturally coming by, but for Christopher Jen Kin of Salinas, California he says, “I'm expecting [Vietnam] to be a life-changing trip." Jen Kin, 31, is a dental graduate of University of the Pacific in San Francisco. He divides his time between his dental practice and teaching dental students … [Read more...] about Salinas Dentist Ready For A New Journey
Complete guide to using your iPhone and Droid in Vietnam [Techie in Vietnam]
It’s a warm Saturday afternoon in Saigon. I’m roaming the street, unusually confident in this maze of a city. How? I’m rocking Google Maps using Viettel’s 3G network on my iPhone 4. You can, too. Here’s the complete guide to using your smartphone on the next trip back to the motherland. Preparation 1. Jailbreak your phone: If you own an Android device, no jail-breaking is … [Read more...] about Complete guide to using your iPhone and Droid in Vietnam [Techie in Vietnam]
The Spring Roll
Traveling in Vietnam is an exciting experience. The food, the sites, the shopping… the food! But if it’s something I am not so excited about, it’s packing. It’s like homework, something that always leads to procrastination. The worst thing is right before you leave, you start to wonder “did I pack enough stuff, did I forget my phone charger, my socks, my toothbrush?”. When … [Read more...] about The Spring Roll
Top Markets of Saigon: Parkson Hung Vuong
Today on our tour of Saigon markets, we venture out into District 5. Frenzied, bustling District 5 has historically been the Chinatown of Saigon and full of wonderfully exotic and incredible traditional markets. We've covered some of them, such as An Dong 1, previously, and will cover even more in the weeks to come. Today, however, we round up our tour of the modern malls of … [Read more...] about Top Markets of Saigon: Parkson Hung Vuong