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May 04, 2009

May 5th Only Comes Once A Year!

It’s almost Cinco de Mayo! Feeling festive? It’s almost Cinco de Mayo! Feeling festive? Humor me for a second and answer this little quiz: 1.) For...
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May 04, 2009

Juno, I mean, Chrisanne, our Media Intern.

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May 03, 2009

A Nouvelle Lunch

As befits a nation with an educated populace hurtling towards a 21 st Century lifestyle, Vietnam has a prosperous and expanding middle class, well...
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April 28, 2009

Tuscan-Vietnamese Breakfasts

Most mornings I had breakfast at my regular table on the edge of the Saigon River, shaded from the blazing sun by rows of coconut palm trees and an...
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April 27, 2009

There's a New Dog in Town

Meet Sadie, the newest member of the Oldways family. Sadly, we had to say good bye to Carla the Oldways Dog at the end of March. I found my office was...
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April 23, 2009

Vietnam - Would You Like A Cup of Tea?

A cup of tea is a more significant event in Vietnam than a cup of coffee is in the US. Its rituals are richer, its varieties more plentiful, its tastes...
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April 22, 2009

Whole Grains Conference Update

Hello from Virginia! We’re almost all done with the Whole Grains Conference 2009, and everything has gone so fantastically (except the lack of...
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April 19, 2009

Vietnam: What's For Dinner?

Looking for dinner, we took a taxi, carrying our sugar cane juice in a bag, and went to a nearby neighborhood and its large Buddhist center, with a...
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April 17, 2009

Dun & Dun Get Thirsty

This is a local fruit market (quelle surprise!) in Thao Dien, a district across the Saigon River from Ho Chi Minh City but still very much in the...
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April 17, 2009

Love Conquers All In Ho Chi Minh City

The bride and groom – in full wedding ceremony regalia – and the bride’s little sister, are leaving the grand old cavernous Post Office in Ho Chi Minh...
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April 16, 2009

Dun Spies with His Little Eye: A Picnic Lunch

These four people are sharing an al fresco picnic lunch in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, using as their venue a planter that divides one of the city’s...
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April 15, 2009

A Simple Dinner in Ho Chi Minh City

What’s going on here? OK, it’s a meal, and we’re eating it on a low table (notice the knee under glass). In a very popular, roughly decorated...
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