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Time Traveling to Vietnam
My return to Wisconsin was only mildly problematic when compared to many other holiday travelers. I arrived in Chicago and my flight to Madison was canceled for the snow like so many others. A...
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Hanoi Hilton and Mr. Cain
My initial impressions of Hanoi weren’t very good. It seemed like hawkers rule the city. Someone is constantly in your face trying to sell you something. When you learn that all the prices are...
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Sometimes Weasel Coffee is Full of Sh*t
It felt like a triple dog dare – I was compelled to have a drink of Cà Phê Chồn since I had been talking it up for so long. My fellow travelers only half believed me that it existed. Would Lonely...
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We’re Number TWO! Vietnam Gets Silver in SEA Games
It was about 6 p.m. and I was stuck in traffic in a taxi in Hanoi. Something was amiss. Flag vendors with the big red banner and bright yellow star in the middle were on every street corner. And a few...
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Vietnamese Puppetry: Just Add Water
A colorful, wooden fisherman, almost as big as his traditional Vietnamese fishing boat, sits in the bow with a fishing rod and a line dangling into the water. Suddenly, a fish as big has he is leaps...
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