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A Taste of Oz: Authentic Australian Pubs in Vietnam 26 Aug 2013 | 11:36 am
The following is a guest post by Abbie Burton of Media Discovery. Vietnam’s tourism industry is booming. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism recently revealed that 658,325 international tra...
Award Nomination for Teaching Excellence 30 Mar 2013 | 08:24 am
Remember when I had to go to London for a one-day black tie event? I was a finalist at the Cognita Awards for Excellence as a secondary teacher. Cognita is a network of international schools that incl...
Expat Packing List: Moving to Vietnam 29 Mar 2013 | 05:25 am
Don’t forget the bras and underwear if you’re bigger than a B-cup X-small! I’m often contacted by people wondering what to pack for a move to Vietnam. Here is a list to get you started. At the bottom ...
Moving Abroad with a Toddler: 50 Things we Packed or Shipped to Vietnam 28 Mar 2013 | 06:24 pm
This list is directed toward expats moving to Vietnam with toddlers, however you may find it a useful starting point for other destinations. In July 2012, my husband and I moved from the US to Vietnam...
Review: Van Lan Riviera Villas in Hoi An 28 Mar 2013 | 09:16 am
When booking family vacations, I obsess over finding good value accommodation that’s both interesting for adults and practical with young children. I found Van Lan Riviera Villas on Agoda, where it ha...
Hoi An Toddler Activity: An Bang Beach 28 Mar 2013 | 06:59 am
An Bang Beach is about a 10-minute drive from Hoi An. With older kids, you could take bicycles, however I decided to save my two-year-old’s “sun time” for the beach as the road from Hoi An to An Bang ...
Snapshots from Hoi An, Vietnam 25 Mar 2013 | 07:35 pm
We had booked a family vacation to Hoi An before my husband tore his ACL and ended up spending school vacation in Bangkok for surgery. It was going to cost too much to change the tickets to another da...
Saigon to the U.K….for One Night? What to Wear? 27 Feb 2013 | 11:03 pm
Tuesday after school I headed off to the Saigon airport for a 2-hour flight to Singapore followed by a 14-hour flight to London. Upon arrival, my boss and I were picked up by a chauffeur and driven to...
Budget Travel in the UK: Family Travel Ideas 12 Feb 2013 | 02:20 pm
I’ve been to the U.K. three times as a budget traveler, but during all of those trips, I was single and spent my time at hostels. However, since we now have a two-year-old son, we’d now be looking for...
Tet Flower Festival at Tao Dan Park, Saigon 11 Feb 2013 | 12:59 pm
Yesterday was the first day of the Lunar New Year in Vietnam, so we ventured out to the city center in Saigon to see what people were doing. The roads were quiet. It took about half the time it usuall...
