Author: Anita L Hummel
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What To Buy At The Mongolian Black Market (Naran Tuul)?
One of the fascinating places to visit in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, is what the locals call the black market (Naran Tuul). Though the black market’s name sounds like this market may be a shady place – filled with shady characters – along with illegal or counterfeit goods – it is not. Going to visit the black…
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Why You Should Bring Binoculars On Your Trip To Mongolia?
When planning my Mongolia trip, one of the items they had on my list was a pair of binoculars. That was also one of the items I decided that I would ignore and not worry about to save space in my suitcase. When traveling to Mongolia, a lightweight pair of binoculars is an essential item…
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Is the Vietnamese Water Puppet Show Worth Seeing?
Many years ago, a friend told me that seeing the Vietnamese water puppets show was not worth anyone’s time. I listened to him, and though I lived quite close to the theatre, it took me many years to see the Vietnamese water puppet performance. When I went to the Vietnamese Water Puppet Show, I loved…
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What Are the Round Basket Boats You See In Vietnam?
Travelers to the central coast of Vietnam in places like Hoi An, Danang, or Quy Nhon may find the coastline scattered with these strange-looking round woven basket boots or coracles. Whenever I travel to Quy Nhon, Vietnam, we see the woven basket boats lined up on the beach, ready to go out for the next…
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I Am Filled With Gratitude – Loneliness, Old Age & Sickness
We went to a village in Vietnam to give away some school supplies from the money we raised for the charity work we do with Project Sprouts. Project Sprouts helps impoverished schoolchildren in Vietnam with school supplies, winter coats, and boots. As part of our recent delivery of school supplies, we also visited five women…
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Guide To Pack To Travel to Mongolia In Springtime
I recently took a trip to Mongolia. I thought Mongolia would be in the middle of their spring weather, but I was wrong. The first day I got there, I looked out the window of my hotel room and found that Ulaanbaatar was blanketed with at least 5 inches of snow. If you are traveling…