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Travel: Saigon, Vietnam

February 12, 2009

I finally went to Vietnam! I say ‘finally’ because I have been dying to go ever since I took Brantly Womack’s graduate seminar on the Politics of Vietnam in my 3rd year. Unfortunately, I was only able to spend a few days in one city, but it was a nice introduction.
We flew into Ho Chi [...]

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Travel: Lao and Vietnam – Be Careful Who You Take Home

January 19, 2009

In Laos, it is against the law for foreigners to stay with Lao women unless they are married. Here is a brief description of the law from Gecko Go:

Foreigners who enter into a sexual relationship with a Lao national may be interrogated, detained, arrested and/or jailed. The Lao national can be jailed without trial. Lao [...]

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Travel: Back in Singapore

December 29, 2008

I am back in the City-State. I will have posts about the trip as soon as I get around to it.
The last couple of days in HCMC were pretty great. We were there when the Vietnamese won the ASEAN Football Federation, which was insane. The streets were flooded with people, no traffic could get through, [...]

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Travel: Greetings from Vietnam

December 27, 2008

Apologies in advance for the quick post. I once again do not have a lot of time to write, but I wanted to at least give you something.
Yesterday I took a little tour of the Mekong. It was fun and interesting, but super touristy.
Today we slept in a bit, changed hostels, ate some good food [...]

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Travel: Greetings from Cambodia

December 24, 2008

This is the first time I have had a chance to post, and I still don’t have much time.
I am currently in Cambodia, but I am heading to Vietnam in a couple of hours. The trip has been great thus far, and I am really looking forward to Vietnam.
So far, Laos is my favorite, but [...]

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Travel: Stepping Out of the City-State

December 13, 2008

This will probably be my last post for a couple of days. I am busy getting ready for my trip to Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Here is the rough schedule:
Laos
Night of 15 and 16—Vientianne
Night of 17 — Vang Vieng
Night of 18 and 19 — Luang Prabang

Cambodia
December 20-24 Exploring Siem Reap and Phnom Penh
Vietnam
December 24 – 29 [...]

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