Ottsworld Unique Travel Experiences » Vietnam

It arrives in Vietnam with a vengeance: the rainy season. There is no rain for months, and then it just starts: daily downpours that relieve you from the heat and make you run for cover. Most peo...

https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/turning-on-the-faucet-vietnams-rainy-season/

I stood on the street corner early one morning in Saigon with my camera.  As the next wave of motorbike traffic sped by, I was ready – the camera viewfinder was up to my eye, and I was ready t...

https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/panning-photography-vietnam/

As I looked at the egg (hot vit lon) and I could vaguely hear people providing me encouragement and instructions, but in my mind I kept thinking – how do I get myself into these things? However...

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Before I left Vietnam I had a goal – I wanted to learn how to make Pho. I had eaten it a few times a week for a year while living in Ho Chi Minh City, and I never tired of it. The thought of ea...

https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/pho-lessons/

One of the most unusual sites I witnessed in my travels was experiencing Christmas in Asia. I had been living in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam for 3 months when December 25th rolled around. In a count...

https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/vietnam-christmas/

Going out to eat at a restaurant is easy, right? …not always. Often when you find yourself in other countries, even though there’s a waiter, a table, you are putting food in your mouth, and t...

https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/what-to-expect-in-a-vietnamese-restaurant/

The most common thing you’ll say as you walk around a Vietnamese market is “What is that?” I lived in Vietnam for a year, and one of my favorite things to do was walk around the markets. It...

https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/fruity-vietnam/

I love to reflect upon my time in a place, so it’s fitting that after a year as a expat in Vietnam I sat down and actually thought about what I’ve learned about Vietnam, Asia, and myself. It ...

https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/expat-vietnam-lessons-i-learned/

Rush Hour Start from the Beginning – Motorbike Diaries Vol. 1 Resistance is Futile – Assimilation I’m not sure how it happened, but I’ve become one of them. I wear a jacket (which I’m ...

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Start from the Beginning – Motorbike Diaries Vol. 1 You won’t believe your eyes this week!  I’ve collected some of my recent motorbike photography that will amaze and baffle you.  After ...

https://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/photos-of-the-week-oct-5-200/