Some interesting photos from the VietnamNet Bridge demonstrating artist Ngo Luc's body painting work on several Vietnamese female models. (Source: VietnamNet Bridge) See the entire gallery here -> Ngo Luc and body paintings … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Body Painting
Archives for July 2009
Sunspot Alert –> They’re Back :-)
Sunspots have returned :-) Maybe it will not snow in Saigon now? … [Read more...] about Sunspot Alert –> They’re Back :-)
Alikhan Tura and the Uyghur People
My connection to the Uyghurs started when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan. My Kazazkh language instructor was Uyghur who I really respected. She was the first teacher, ever, that could teach me a foreign language. Back in the US, my graduate school Kazakh instructor was Kazakh from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. During 2002 on a trip to … [Read more...] about Alikhan Tura and the Uyghur People
Top Gear Vietnam Special
A newly arrived American told me about this Vietnam special by a popular show called Top Gear. Watch this good piece where three of the hosts take 3 beaten motorbikes from Saigon to Halong Bay. [youtube width="333" height="250"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsLNoujC5hk[/youtube] … [Read more...] about Top Gear Vietnam Special
Another Saigon Expat Blogger
Just added a new blog to my Vietnam Blogger list. The Expat Experience is a blog written by Australian blogger, Cara, focusing on her life in Saigon. It is quite interesting and I recommend adding her to your RSS feeds. The Expat Experience -> http://theexpatexperience.blogspot.com/ … [Read more...] about Another Saigon Expat Blogger