fried bananas
and fried plantains, 3000 dong each. Doi Can street, Hanoi. (ed: 4000 dong as of November)
bamboo field trip
the company I work for partners with a French NGO to do the field work in Thanh Hoa–and this weekend 10 of us, from both organizations, went on a field trip to see some of the bamboo workshops in that province. so after work on friday, we set off towards Mai Chau village in Hoa Binh province to spend the … Read More
hanoi, SE of hoàn kiếm lake
you know when you’re in the french quarter when: (the opera house. yes, I could have taken a nicer photo, but why not include the xe ôm driver?) arrived in Hanoi on tuesday, started work on thursday, and am staying in a guesthouse until I land a place to live–which looks like might take a few weeks. but it’s the … Read More
hallo oslo
in oslo on holiday before heading to hanoi. the city is quite walkable (small, with a population of about half a million), pretty, and yes, cold (ok, maybe I’m just complaining, but it’s about 15 degrees here). can you imagine actually having civilized public transportation? get this: stops for both trams and buses have signs indicating how many minutes … Read More
bye beaucourt
I’ve moved! 4 years, 7 roommates, and countless summer sublettors. new address to be determined. somewhere in hanoi.
tibetan street vendors
…distinguished by the distinctive saffron cloth used to display their wares. (shots taken on a lazy afternoon by west 3rd ring, beijing)
corporate water use
from fort mcmurray to taipei, and dow to coca-cola.
food tent
at phyathai there is crap all to eat compared to other BTS stations. still, there is a street food tent that’s open for breakfast and lunch: (this is the entrance, right under the BTS station–you can see taxis and motocycle drivers waiting for fares under the stairs.) And this is the view from inside. I’m eating congee here! it’s like … Read More
chinese anti-pollution laws
I forgot to mention that a paper of mine got published recently in the Law, Environment and Development Journal. You can find it in Volume 4/1 (2008).
hidden mosque
behind the bar laitier just east of the nasty corner of saint-laurent & sainte-catherine.