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Staying skinny in Vietnam: it’s a constant struggle

The 80/20 rule that I apply to travel budgeting is also how I approach healthful eating. The vast majority of the time I eat whole, natural foods: raw fruits and veggies (yes, much too much pineapple to the chagrin of the barefoot doctor), cottage...
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Postcard from Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai isn't as breathtaking as the islands in the Andaman Sea or as bustling as Bangkok; indeed, the northern Thailand city is laid-back and livable. The streets are lined with food carts attached to motorbikes, selling tangy papaya salad,...
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Saigon: an assault on the senses

In Saigon, even something as mundane as crossing the street turns into a potentially-life-altering adventure. There are no stoplights or crosswalks: instead, there are massive roundabouts with countless, constantly shifting lanes of traffic. Cars,...
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Postcard from the Bangkok flower market

A note to any potential suitors: fresh flowers are the one thing that I ALWAYS want. It doesn't matter if it's my birthday, an anniversary or just a rainy Saturday morning or a sunny Tuesday afternoon: a bouquet of flowers (anything but roses,...
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The details of the Grand Palace in Bangkok

"Look at this attention to detail, even where you can't see it. Steve Jobs would be proud." Sure enough, my friends--an engineer and entrepreneur from Silicon Valley, if you couldn't tell--were right: the craftsmanship was exquisite, even...
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