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Uong Bi, Vietnam

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When we visited our client, Vietmindo, over a week ago, we stayed at a hotel in Uong Bi, a small quite mining town about 45-50 minutes from Halong Bay and Hai Phong.  This town reminded so much of Karatau, Kazakhstan, my Peace Corps site. Uong Bi, which I gave up trying to pronounce, is a very quite town.  It is a place I would not mind retiring someday.  Below are some … [Read more...] about Uong Bi, Vietnam

Early morning Pho at Pho 24 – Saigon

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Before my business trip over a week ago, I had an early morning meeting at Pho 24 with a friend.   I do not normally eat at Pho 24 since I prefer the pho in my alleyway.  Still, Pho 24 makes a good bowl of pho and at least I will not sweat much inside the air conditioned restaurant as I would in the alleyway. You can find Pho 24 almost anywhere in Saigon now.  In fact, there … [Read more...] about Early morning Pho at Pho 24 – Saigon

Halong Bay, Vietnam

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We took a short excursion away from the mines of Uong Bi and headed to Halong for dinner.  On the way, we decided to make a brief stop at a market which is located right on the beach to buy some souveniors. Wow, Halong Bay is amazing.  I wish I actually had time to travel throughout the bay or at least spend some time on the beach.  I just spent about 5-10 minutes on the … [Read more...] about Halong Bay, Vietnam

Off to Hai Phong Tomorrow

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Tomorrow I am headed off to Hai Phong to do some IT consulting work with a company in Uong Bi for my company, SLG Vscapeone.  It should be an interesting business trip.  We will fly to Hai Phong on Jetstar Pacific Airlines which will be my first time for this carrier.  I hope the rumors of Jetstar always departing late are not true.  I have a friend who works for this airline, … [Read more...] about Off to Hai Phong Tomorrow