Shopping fun at Dalat Market

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Tweet“Ham lam, ba lam, bon lam…” (meaning VND25,000; VND35;000; VND 45,000). It is the voice of the sellers that you hear when you visit Dalat market in the evening. We spent some late evenings in the market listening to all …

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The Siem Reap Barbeque Scene

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TweetThere’s a big street barbeque scene in Siem Reap. On the pavements between the Old Market and the night market, sizzle and smoke do a simultaneous assault on the senses. First on the nose. Delicious plumes fueled by fat on …

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Night market for the dead to be resurrected

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TweetA defunct market where the living and the dead mingled in silence 2,000 years ago will be revived in the northern province of Bac Ninh next year. Mystery cloaked the night market effortlessly, naturally. It was held without any light …

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