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home for the holidays
after an epic 4 airport (shanghai pudong, hong kong chep lap kok, san francisco international and san diego international) and 23 hour journey involving 2 cars, 1 train, 3 flights i finally arrived in san diego just in time to … Continue reading
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a post wherein gourmet vietnamese equals warmed over chinese food
last post about vietnam – well until the next time i go. my last dinner in vietnam was wasted (WASTED!) on yet another higher end vietnamese restaurant. next time i’m eating all street level food. hoi an is a highly … Continue reading
eating with brad and angelina
when brad pitt and angelina jolie visited ho chi minh city 3 years ago, they visited a vietnamese restaurant located in district 1 called the temple club not because they went, but because of recommendations i went myself this last … Continue reading
more thoughts from vietnam
while i’m in taiwan now, my trip to vietnam is still top of mind for me. mainly because i’d still like to be there, instead of neck deep in work like i am now. one of the interesting things i … Continue reading
the day of bad museums
after watching the debacle that was the cal-usc football game, i finished my tourism activities by going to the museum of ho chi minh city and the vietnam history museum. first up was the museum of ho chi minh city. … Continue reading
com tam moc
according to wikipedia, C?m t?m is C?m t?m in Vietnamese is cooked rice from fractured rice grains. T?m refers to the broken rice grains while c?m refers to cooked rice. It is usually served with grilled pork (either ribs or … Continue reading
the man in the black pajamas, dude. worthy f’ing adversary.
today i took a tour to the cu chi tunnels. about 90 minute drive outside of hcmc, the tunnels are where the viet cong waged dug in and defended against the american 85th infantry as well as waged guerilla warfare … Continue reading
stencil graffiti in hcmc
adam schokora would like this
banh cuon LA and more banh mi
for lunch yesterday – or more accurately a snack – i stopped by this great little upmarket snack cafe called banh coun la, which specialized in “special vietnamese rice-paper rolls.” often called “fresh spring rolls” in english or “fuun guen” … Continue reading