What Ms. Vy’s Cooking Class Taught Me About Food
Ms. Vy’s cooking class started with a bike ride out into the countryside to see how some of the food was grown and processed. Al & I on our bicycling […]
Category Archives: Vietnam
Ms Vy’s Morning Glory Cooking Class in Hoi An, Vietnam
Our cooking class in Hoi An had the following components: a huge selection of Vietnamese-style breakfast/brunch items to try out a morning bike trip out to the market gardens of Hoi […]
Boats in the Mekong River
Going down the Mekong on a variety of boats, passing an interesting variety of boats, big and small. There is a fascinating floating market in Can Tho on the Mekong […]
Travel Theme: Cooking in Asia
In Asia cooking is more akin to performance art, especially in Malaysia where I captured these videos of them cooking up two of my favourite meals. Roti Canai, my go-to […]
The ‘Long’ Dragon in the Chinese and Vietnamese Language
In Vietnamese and Chinese the word for ‘Dragon’ is ‘Long’. It shows up in lots of place names as well as fruits and fish. Halong Bay: Decending Dragon (beware, dragons below). Red […]
Yellow and Red Are the Colours of Vietnam
Yellow and red are the colours of Vietnam. They show up everywhere, starting with the flag, a yellow star on a red background. Although the bulk of the lanterns are […]
The Yin Yang of Vietnamese Cooking
From our cooking class in Hoi An, Vietnam, taught by Ms. Vy herself! “Crispy, crunchy, chewy, silky, soft, sweet, sour, hot, bitter, salty.” In rapid fire, Ms. Vy listed off […]
Travel Theme: The Luminous Lanterns of Hoi An
This is the time of year when the lanterns come out and light up the night. Hoi An, in Vietnam, probably has the most lanterns used on a regular basis […]
Travel Theme: Tropical Fruit Tasting in a Mekong Delta Orchard
On our tour of the Mekong Delta we spent some time going through an orchard full of amazing fruits. At the end of our wander they brought out jackfruit, longan, […]
Coracles in Vietnam; How Do They Stay Afloat?
In Vietnam they make small fishing coracles out of woven bamboo strips. When I first saw them I wondered how on earth they managed to stay afloat? They didn’t look […]
Albatz Travel Adventures 