Phở Bò on the streets of Hà Nội, Vietnam — *Phở Bò* on the streets of Hà Nội, Vietnam

Sporadic Bursts of Instant Gratification (or, The Most Memorable Bites of the Year), 2016 edition

December 31, 2016

This year saw a lot of travel as we kicked off the year traveling around Southeast Asia for six weeks, visiting India, Singapore, southern Thailand and Vietnam. We ate a lot of incredible food on our inaugural visit to Vietnam, many of which made it here. There was always fish sauce on the table and, on occasion, a “grand cru” from Phu Quoc.

One of the many phở bòs we had for breakfast — One of the many *phở bòs* we had for breakfast

Eating Vietnam, Part 2: Hanoi

March 11, 2016

This is Part 2 of a 5-part series on eating our way through Vietnam. We spent three weeks in Vietnam, starting with Hanoi in the north, making our way down over 1,000 miles to Ho Chi Minh City in the south. Click here for Part 1.

Vietnam Railways employee standing proud

Traveling by Long Distance Train and Bus in Vietnam

March 2, 2016

We hadn't planned transportation between any Vietnam cities in advance of our 3-week stay since we didn't know if our rough itinerary might change as we learned more about the country. In the end we visited five different cities and took a train or bus to get between most.

Saigon: streets are a natural extension to everybody's home

Eating Vietnam, Part 1: Introduction

February 25, 2016

This is Part 1 of a 5-part series on eating our way through Vietnam. We spent three weeks in Vietnam, starting with Hanoi in the north, making our way down over 1,000 miles to Ho Chi Minh City in the south.