Baguettes, beaches, boats, bicycles, …. We had plenty of them all. And a special mention for Bat Trang, the ceramic […]
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Aarti Garde
Having spent a number of years in various corporate jobs in India, working 11 hours a day 5 days a week, I became a trailing expat spouse in 2011, living first in Vietnam, then in Indonesia, and now in Peru. I spend my days dreaming, hate housework, love my hobbies, need to exercise and lose weight, love to travel, and yes, love my gadgets. Occasionally I get nostalgic pangs and yearn for the corporate life, the sense of achievement, and the security it offered. On the flip side, I've learnt new skills, new languages, started up and closed a business in Indonesia and now call myself a photographer/traveler.P is for people
There are so many contenders for P, but I’m writing about the ones with the highest impact here. So, #1 […]
W
One of the curious and almost scary sights is of wires, masses of tangled wires, that get into every photograph. […]
Ha, Hoi, Ha
That’s Ha Noi, Hoi An, Ha Long for H! There are so many posts on these, and I don’t want […]
J
J is for nothing in Vietnam. It’s for Jakarta, where we’re headed next. In my first visit there, I found […]
N
There’s the New Hanoian website (http://newhanoian.xemzi.com/) that makes life fun in Hanoi. And there’s Ngā, who made life so easy […]
T is ..
.. Tet, the Vietnamese new year around February, when the whole country comes to a standstill. All expats go out […]
D
D is for Vietnamese Dongs, millions of which you acquire as soon as you change a $100 bill into the […]
Kkkkk…
K for Karaoke is big in Vietnam, and Souvik has had his share of them in office parties, but my […]
Y, Ya!
Why are the yellow buildings in French architecture? I mean, Y is the Yellow buildings in French architecture. They are […]
A Busy Life of Leisure 