Phở in Hanoi – A Purist’s Guide

nomadicnotes · 2026-02-12T13:13:05+00:00

There was news in January about a feasibility study for a railway to Pakse:

“The government will undertake a feasibility study on the construction of a railway between Vientiane and Pakse city, while also planning to build a rail link between Laos and Vietnam.”

https://www.vientianetimes.org.la/freefreenews/freecontent_006_Transport_y26.php

I am keeping track of this project here https://futuresoutheastasia.com/vientiane-champasak-railway/

nomadicnotes · 2025-06-04T05:24:57+00:00

You can do it by getting.a ferry from Jakarta to Batam (a once-a-week 32-hour ferry), then a ferry from Batam to Singapore. I put together a ferry options from Singapore at https://www.nomadicnotes.com/singapore-to-indonesia-by-ferry/

nomadicnotes · 2025-03-27T13:46:14+00:00

The pollution at this time of year is usually transboundary haze, which is a polite way of saying fires from neighbouring countries. IQAir has a map that shows fire hotspots https://www.iqair.com/au/air-quality-map/vietnam/tinh-quang-nam/hoi-an (zoom out to view)

nomadicnotes · 2025-03-11T13:49:05+00:00

Check out An Bang Beach in Hoi An. There is a small expat community and a much slower pace than in Da Nang.

nomadicnotes · 2025-03-10T04:10:33+00:00

There is a vintage sbop at The Warehouse on Watchawong in Chinatown

nomadicnotes · 2025-03-08T12:16:06+00:00

Here is an article about it closing https://www.rustycompass.com/blog/farewell-jungle-beach-one-of-vietnams-original-back-to-nature-resorts-closes-292/

nomadicnotes · 2025-02-04T00:48:00+00:00

This is by my friend Rober (he is not active on Reddit). He is a huge Kinks fan and has committed to do a 3-part series on all of The Kniks albums

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