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Category Archives: Vietnam

Noodles for Pho, the famous beef noodle soup from Vietnam

Different Types of Noodles in Vietnam

January 23, 2020by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

In our cooking class in Hoi An we learned of the many types of noodles that go into Vietnamese food. Cau Lao Noodles in the Market in Hoi An.  Cau […]

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Vietnam, Vietnamese Food
Decorative ceramic mosaic wall in TuDuc's royal tomb in Hue, Vietnam

Textures of the Royal Tombs of Hue in Vietnam

October 25, 2019by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

A trip to the Royal Tombs of Hue in Vietnam. Decayed metal. Decayed metal. Metal door.  Mischievous puppy. Painted wood panel. Graffiti on rust-coloured walls in TuDuc’s royal tomb.More graffiti on rust-coloured […]

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Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Vietnam
Seafood such as fish, octopus, prawns and much more were all available in the HCMC Ben Thanh Market in Saigon, Vietnam

Saigon’s Ben Thanh ‘Wet’ Market

January 21, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures Leave a comment

The Bén Thành Market is part of District 1 where we were staying so of course we had to go and see it. Although most of the merchandise wasn’t to […]

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Vietnam, Vietnamese Food
Early morning in a hammock at our Homestay on a farm on the Mekong River in Vietnam

Homestay on a Farm on the Mekong Delta in Vietnam

January 6, 2018by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

From the luncheon spot we took another boat to our evening destination, a homestay on a farm on the Mekong Delta. It was dark by the time we arrived and […]

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Vietnam
Dancers in traditional yellow costumes on the stage in the HCMC night, Vietnam

New Year’s Party in Saigon, Vietnam

December 31, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 3 Comments

In Saigon the entire week between Christmas and New Year’s Day on the western calendar was celebrated with a combination of elements from both Tet (the Vietnamese lunar New Year) […]

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Vietnam
fish for lunch on the Mekong River in Vietnam

Luncheon on the Mekong River in Vietnam

December 30, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 6 Comments

After a busy morning on the Mekong River we were headed for a late lunch. The boats we rode in got smaller and smaller as the channels we went through got […]

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Vietnam, Vietnamese Food
Taking Rambutan to the Floating Market at Can Tho on the Mekong River in Vietnam

Living and Working on the Mekong River in Vietnam

December 24, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 2 Comments

Cruising down the Mekong River in Vietnam allowed us a glimpse of a whole other world. More on our December 2013 trip to Vietnam.

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Asia, Vietnam
At the snack factory on the Mekong River: Tea with sweets

The Snack Factory on the Mekong River in Vietnam

December 1, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 1 Comment

Apparently almost all tours of the Mekong make this requisite stop at a snack factory on the river. Not everyone was thrilled with this stop but anything to do with […]

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Vietnam, Vietnamese Food
One of the many alleyways in the warren that is HCMC's District 1

Arriving in Saigon’s District 1

November 27, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

As we had been in Saigon (aka HCMC) in 2003 I expected the city to be somewhat familiar – but there was nothing about it that jogged any memories. The […]

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Vietnam
novel about Vietnam by Camilla Gibb

to Read on the Road: Novels Set in Vietnam

November 25, 2017by Albatz Travel Adventures 4 Comments

I’m not fond of reading about war so none of the books I chose to read in Vietnam were about the Vietnamese War except as a backdrop. Instead the books […]

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Novels and Travel Books, Vietnam

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