Can I rent a Minsk motorcycle in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam? [more inside]
posted by borkingchikapa on Feb 6, 2007 - 2 answers

I'm going back to Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon, Vietnam for six months or so. I want to do an interesting blog, not just "today I did this, this and this." Any topic ideas? [more inside]
posted by borkingchikapa on Nov 13, 2006 - 9 answers

I've recently become interested in brewing beer and stuff, and I have to wonder - How the hell do they make Bia Hoi? It's an incredibly cheap, evidently preservative-free beer that they make in Vietnam and is generally drank the day it's released. Is it just hastily made lager like anything else? I'm basically just intrigued by the concept of making cheap, easy beer that tastes okay to pretty good.
posted by borkingchikapa on May 23, 2006 - 16 answers

I'm thinking about putting around Vietnam on a motorbike for a month or so, starting in a week. What do I need to know? [more inside]
posted by borkingchikapa on Sep 3, 2005 - 6 answers

I hate to make sweeping generalizations, but why is Southeast Asia so terribly obnoxious? Help me understand this bit of cultural weirdness. [more inside]
posted by borkingchikapa on Aug 19, 2005 - 30 answers

I want to take some photos of locals around Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). I have two questions: One, is there anything I should know about taking pictures of people like this? I want to be as uninvasive and polite as possible, but I don't want to be a big dumb American screaming "HAY GUYS CAN I TAKE YOUR PHOTO?!" and acting like they're animals in a zoo. Two is a technical question about my Canon Powershot A35... [more inside]
posted by borkingchikapa on Jul 12, 2005 - 9 answers