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10 Tips For Travelers To Vietnam

Malerie Yolen-Cohen | Posted 04.02.2013 | Travel
Read More: Eiffel, Mekong River, Discovery Channel, Mekong Delta, Saigon, Eggshell Lacquer, Saigon Reunification Hall, Vietnam, G Adventures, Saigon Post Office, Water Puppets, Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam War Remnants Museum, Vietnam Travel Tips, Travel News
Malerie Yolen-Cohen

If you have a phobia of thousands of motorbikes coming at you from all directions, think twice about Saigon. There are hardly any stoplights in the city, and a constant stream of traffic.

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Starbucks Heads To Yet Another Country

AP | MIKE IVES | Posted 01.07.2013 | Home
Read More: Starbucks, Starbucks Asia, Video, Starbucks Ho Chi Minh, Starbucks Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Home News

HANOI, Vietnam -- Nghiem Ngoc Thuy has been slinging coffees to thirsty Vietnamese for 20 years in her colonial-style villa with peeling shutters, and...

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PHOTOS: Asia's Intrigue, Adventure And Great Food

Laura Lippstone | Posted 01.24.2013 | Travel
Read More: Eastern & Oriental Express, Travel, Asia, Scarlet Hotel, Dubai, Southeast Asia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Saigon, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Veterans, Georgetown Malaysia, Travel News
Laura Lippstone

Who hasn't fantasized about the Orient-Express? I want to ditch the hoodie, my overbearing dachshund and job for some adventure on the rails.

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There are No Winners in Wars Over Oil

Terry Tamminen | Posted 11.20.2012 | Green
Read More: Fuel, Electric, Hydrogen, Green, Air Quality, China, War Over Oil, Sustainable, Ho Chi Minh City, Fuel Economy Standards, Vietnam, Climate Change, Shenzhen, Oil, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Green News
Terry Tamminen

History tells us there are no winners in wars over oil, but there are certainly a lot of losers. History also tells us that we are smart enough to innovate our way to a more sustainable future.

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Vietnam Announces New President Amid China Rift

AP | Posted 09.24.2011 | World
Read More: Vietnam President, Vietnam, Truong Tan Sang, South China Sea, Ho Chi Minh City, World News

HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnam's lawmaking National Assembly appointed Truong Tan Sang as the communist country's new president Monday amid challenges at h...

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Vandy Rattana's Bomb Ponds Exposes Cambodia's Secret Scars

Lauren Quinn | Posted 06.15.2011 | Arts
Read More: Photography, Vandy Rattana, B-52, Documentary Photography, Saigon, Cambodia, Vietnam, Bomb Ponds, American Bombings, Ho Chi Minh City, Arts News
Lauren Quinn

2011-04-15-bombpong.jpgBomb Ponds examines the remains of America's secret 2,756,941-ton bombing campaign in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.

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Ten Things I Learned in Vietnam

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Read More: Princess D?Annam Resort, Nha Trang, Hotel Sofitel Legend Metropole, Hanoi, Ke Ga Bay South of Phan Thiet, Vietnamese Cyclo, Hue, Ten Vietnam Tips, Halong Bay, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An, Vietnam, James Sullivan, Sheraton Nha Trang, Over the Moat, Emeraude Cruises in Vietnam, Exotissimo, Travel News
Margie Goldsmith

On my recent trip to Vietnam, I discovered that my many preconceived ideas about the country were all wrong. Here's what I learned:

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Crossing the Street in Ho Chi Minh City

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Read More: Adventure, Vietnam, Sheraton Nha Trong, Cyclo, Caravelle Hotel, Nha Trong, Pho, Saigon, Crossing the Street, Ho Chi Minh City, Travel News
Margie Goldsmith

I am walking in Ho Chi Minh City, which the locals still call Saigon. It is only seven am, but there is already a good deal of traffic, mainly motorbikes whizzing by in droves.

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