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boy are my arms tired

01-Nov-06

HCMC continued: I forgot to mention that on our way to the botanical garden we crossed a formidable (even by Vietnamese standards) half-dozen-lane-or-so divided highway without a crosswalk for kilometers in either direction. That was “interesting.” After the botanical garden we met our host for an excellent Japanese lunch, picked up our guidebook (for its […]

Live from Vietnam

30-Oct-06

This post comes to you courtesy of a reasonable 100d/min. Internet establishment on Thai Van Lung St. in Saigon, the name still in use for this central district of what’s now Ho Chi Minh City. We’re on the last full day of our trip, and it hasn’t been a bad one. Our couchsurfing host has […]