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Cruising The South China Sea & Asia

An Introduction Explore Asia On A Cruise Cruise lines are always expanding their itineraries to attract more passengers. While in the past the vast majority of cruises have been North America, the Caribbean and Europe much is changing. Two rapidly growing destination are Latin America and Asia. By creating more exotic itineraries cruise companies notContinue reading “Cruising The South China Sea & Asia”

Shopping On Dong Khoi Street

An Update On This Article Seven years after this visit to Dong Khoi we returned to Saigon and were really surprised at how much this city and Dong Khoi Street have changed. Most of the high fashion boutiques, posh shops, souvenir outlets and restaurants are gone – replaced by the glass and stainless facades ofContinue reading “Shopping On Dong Khoi Street”

Smog And Rapid Economic Development

An Editorial Definition of Smog – A form of air pollution producing a gray fog from burning fossil fuels. A form of air pollution produced by the photochemical reaction of sunlight with hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides that have been released into the atmosphere, especially by automotive emissions. Back in the 70’s my first real jobContinue reading “Smog And Rapid Economic Development”

Getting Across Saigon Streets

Navigating Across Ho Chi Minh City Streets After seven years we finally returned to Saigon and the changes were shocking. The one that caused us the most concern was the huge increase in traffic. Driving, and crossing streets in Vietnam has always been chaotic but this has now escalated to a whole new level. SevenContinue reading “Getting Across Saigon Streets”