For many Westerners, using a chopstick is extremely difficult and almost impossible. There are many reasons why many in Asia prefer to eat with chopsticks and not with western utensils. Vietnam has been eating chopsticks for thousands of years, so the Vietnamese prefer to eat with chopsticks. Vietnamese food is cooked, prepared, and served to…
In America, the Vietnam war has always been a very touchy subject. Even today, many people who fought in the war are suffering from the effects of that war. The main reason for the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War was the belief in the Domino theory; the Domino theory was a…
The day Hanoi started its COVID lockdown, I was coming out of the Vietnam French Hospital. I was in the hospital for a week due to a cycling accident on the Long Bien bridge; I needed an operation on my hip area. No Way To Get Home From Hospital At six am the morning,…
When people visit Vietnam, they are surprised to discover that Vietnam does use Chinese-looking characters or scripts like in any part of Asia; Vietnam uses a Latin alphabet-based system for their writing. When I first visited Vietnam, I was surprised they used a Latin Alphabet. A Portuguese Jesuit priest is credited as the first to…
When your time is limited, it can be hard to know if you should travel to Taiwan or Vietnam. Both of these places are great to travel to. If your time is limited and you can only travel to Vietnam or Taiwan, I recommend traveling to Vietnam. The reason is that Vietnam is more cost-effective,…
I have lived in Vietnam for many years. When people tell me they only have one week to visit Vietnam, they ask if they should go to the north or the south. If someone only had one week to visit Vietnam, I would tell them to travel to North Vietnam. Hanoi is a lovely city,…