It’s been a longer break than originally planned from my last blog entry to this one, which demonstrates my natural tendencies when it comes to blogging. Rest assured, I have made it safely to Saigon, Ong Xa has made it back to the cooler climes of Santa Barbara, and am now happily settled at my maternal …
Tag: tourism
Hanoi, Day 2
Our time in Hanoi is coming to an end, and I have less than an hour before we get picked up to head to the airport for the next leg of our trip in Saigon (technically Ho Chi Minh City). I’d been warned by everyone I know (granted, all people from South Vietnam) that Northerners …
LAX-> TPE -> HAN
Greetings from Hanoi! This is my first time really traveling abroad since I started grad school in 2008. Sadly, my poor income as a teaching or research assistant do not provide much leisure time or money for foreign travel, which is a little sad for someone working on global media and global cities! Thus, the only …