WHEN THE FIRST book on magic, Discoverie of Witchcraft, was printed in 1584, its purpose was to argue against the persecution of witches and charlatans. For many, the unexplainable was simply the Devil’s work. In the centuries that followed, Harry Houdini and David Copperfield continued to beguile, leaving audiences pondering what was real and what… Read more »
By: James Pham
Can Tho: The Queen of the Mekong Delta
A PLAIN TUNIC. A fragile canoe floating silently on the river. A conical hat worn just off center. A flock of swallows flying over rice fields ripe for harvesting. So goes the imagery in Chiec Ao Ba Ba, one of Vietnam’s most beloved songs from the 70s, a melancholy melody that paints a picture of… Read more »
Lau Dam Bong: Drunken chicken hot pot
Lau Dam Bong is a new restaurant opened in Ho Chi Minh City… Oi Vietnam’s reviewer tries it out…
Documenting your travel experiences
From old school to high tech: here’s how to preserve your travel experiences and memories… I love everything about travel, even the pre-travel planning ― hours spent poring over guidebooks, websites and blogs to figure out what to do, see and eat while being sure to leave enough time for the serendipity. Then there’s the… Read more »
Inter Nos serves up warm, authentic Italian hospitality
Inter Nos restaurant in Thao Dien, D2, offers a chic, laid back vibe and delicious Italian food.
Chau Doc: gateway to the Mekong Delta
Many know the border town of Chau Doc simply as a waypoint on the river route from Saigon to Phnom Penh. Weary travelers arrive late in the day, only to leave on an early boat the next morning, never really having seen this town of a little over 150,000 inhabitants. However, from holy pilgrimage sites… Read more »
Grado Art Studio: Teaching the joy of painting
It’s a little before 3pm on a Tuesday afternoon as a little girl with a braided ponytail and a crooked smile skips into the sunlit room. Within minutes, she’s donned a paint- splattered apron and is seated in front of her easel, lips pursed in concentration as she paints an orange rainbow. The other easels… Read more »
Making a success out of long term travel
As summer draws near, many of us are starting to plan holiday destinations. For some intrepid voyagers, though, travel isn’t limited to two weeks a year or even a season. It’s a full-time occupation. However, unless you’re a trust fund baby, turning that dream into a reality involves a lot of saving and planning and that’s… Read more »
Behind the lens: meet Hoi An photographer Rehahn
If every picture tells 1000 words, there must be millions of words to the stories of Hoi An-based photographer Rehahn. It’s good to be Réhahn. This time last year, the Hoi An-based portrait photographer had about 6,000 Facebook fans. Thanks to a slew of press from the LA Times to National Geographic Online to dozens… Read more »
The Year in Travel
Lessons learned from travel stories in 2014 Travel never gets tiring. Or does it? Putting yourself literally “out there,” out of your comfort zone, and into the planes, trains, tuktuks and cyclos of the world is bound to lead to trouble. Here are some of my favorite travel stories from 2014 along with the lessons… Read more »
