During the US-Vietnam war, many human traps were created to fight the American army. All were deadly with many sharp pointed rods. It was really disgusting to see these traps built to kill. Our Cu Chi guide was a Vietnamese officer in the US army. When the US army retreated from Vietnam, he insisted to…
Mekong Delta Day Cruise
We embarked on a full-day Mekong Delta trip from 8 a.m to 7 p.m. The tour actually ended at 3p.m but it took us three to four hours of journey back to our hotel. This one day Mekong Delta trip from My Tho to Ben Tre, including a lunch, cost USD 17 per person. We…
Mekong Delta Tour
I had never hopped onto so many boats in a day before! We had a boat ride along the river. Our small “gondola” nearly capsized when my friend jumped into the boat out of panic that she might miss the boat. So, remember, don’t jump into the rocky boat. 😀 Also, remember to apply insect…
HCMC (Saigon) City Tour
Can you spot three dogs here? Hope they are not for the dining table… The traffic condition in Ho Chih Min is an eye opener for tourists; motorists come from all directions! We made our own city tour around Ho Chi Minh City. This is the Central Post Office, which is just opposite Notre Dame…
Ben Thanh Market
Ben Thanh Market is located near our Blue River Hotel at the backpackers’ area. We walked for about twenty minutes along the dusty road under the hot sun, and thinking of why we walked there instead of taking a taxi which cost only around USD 1. The only reason I could think of was generating…
Vietnamese Food
A Taiwanese food variety show recommended this Quan An Ngon restaurant, which is located somewhere in between Nguyen Du St and Han Thuyen St. The nearby attractions are Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and Central Post Office, and we walked there after the meal in this restaurant. So is the food nice here? I can’t…
2008 Sichuan Earthquake 四川大地震
Earthquake News Update on 2008-05-27 16:06:13 China earthquake death toll rises to 67,183… two fresh aftershocks struck earthquake-hit areas in southwest China on Tuesday afternoon. A 5.4-magnitude aftershock hit Qingchuan County in Sichuan Province at about 4:03 p.m. and another 5.7-magnitude aftershock hit neighboring Ningqiang County in Shaanxi Province, according to the China National Seismological…
Leave your condolences here to the victims of the devastating Sichuan Earthquake.
(photo from Xinhua news) A well-written condolence can help ease the sorrow for a grieving person coping with the death of a loved one. Also, please don’t forget to make donations to the charity organisations supporting the victims of Sichuan Earthquake. Please leave your condolences in the box by clicking on “comments” right below. Read…
“Unlucky” Olympic Mascots?
Now there is a popular superstitious belief that the recent misfortunes and the massive Sichuan earthquake are related to the five Olympic Mascots for Beijing 2008. The five Olympic Mascots are Beibei, Jinjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini, which actually means “Beijing huanying ni” (北京欢迎你), literally means “Beijing welcomes you”. People have speculated that four of…
Through trauma, West and China find much in common
This is an interesting and touching article written by Xinhua writers. www.chinaview.cn 2008-05-25 16:02:45by Xinhua writers Ni Siyi and Lou ChenBEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) — The year 2008 will be remembered with mixed feelings by the Chinese, not only because of the impending Beijing Olympics and the many crises in the run up to the…
