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		<title>THE BRIDGES OF THE CENTRAL COAST PROVINCES</title>
		<link>http://jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/25/the-bridges-of-the-central-coast-provinces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They are only two covered bridges in Vietnam, one in Hoi An and the other in Hue.]]></description>
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<p>They are only two covered bridges in Vietnam. The Japanese pagoda bridge in Hoi An, built in 1593 and restored in 1917, and Thanh Toan bridge near Hue, built in 1776.</p>
<div id="attachment_7849" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7849" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/25/the-bridges-of-the-central-coast-provinces/hoian1/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7849 " title="hoian1" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hoian1-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Japanese pagoda bridge in Hoi An.</p></div>
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<p>* * * * * * *</p>
<p>SUR LA ROUTE DE HUE</p>
<p>Le Vietnam compte deux ponts couverts à son patrimoine architectural. L&#8217;un se trouve à Hoi An, c&#8217;est le pont-pagode japonais construit en 1593 et restauré en 1917. L&#8217;autre est dans les environs de Hué, c&#8217;est le pont Thanh Toan construit en 1776.</p>
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		<title>TET IN THE JUNGLE #1</title>
		<link>http://jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/23/tet-in-the-jungle-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our friend Nguyet invited me to her village to celebrate Vietnamese New Year: ''Tet'.  During Tet, all the Vietnamese go home to stay with their family for three days.]]></description>
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<p>Our friend Nguyet invited me to her village to celebrate Vietnamese New Year: &#8221;Tet&#8221;. During Tet, all the Vietnamese go home to stay with their family for three days. In short, Tet is a family holidays when you don&#8217;t do much besides visiting relatives and neighbors, eating Tet sweets and candies, drinking rice wine (or is it vodka?!) and giving lucky money to the youth. </p>
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<p>Tien Cam is located in a mountainous region near Hoi An, in the forest. I like to say it&#8217;s in the jungle! The week before Tet, Nguyet&#8217;s grandmother died. Tet was a special occasion for the family to gather again, pray for her and visit the tomb according to Buddhist principles. They also held a short ceremony at the family house. </p>
<p>After the ceremony was lunch. All the men sat at a table and asked me to sing. I sang the first thing that came to my mind &#8221;Vive les chapeaux ronds, vive la Bretagne,&#8221; which is not very appropiate as it tells the story of a boy who shows up, alone, at his grandfather&#8217;s funeral. But that&#8217;s all I could think of! I was glad they couldn&#8217;t understand French, although if they had, they would have probably laughed about it for the Vietnamese have a great sense of humor.  </p>
<p>* * * * * * *</p>
<p>TET DANS LA JUNGLE</p>
<p>Nguyet, une amie rencontrée dès le début de notre séjour, m&#8217;a invitée à passer le nouvel an vietnamien dans son village. Pendant le Tet, tous les Vietnamiens rentrent chez eux pour passer du temps avec leurs proches pendant trois jours. Pour faire court, les vacances du Tet sont des vacances familiales pendant lesquelles on ne fait pas grand-chose à part rendre visite à la famille et aux amis, manger des douceurs et des bonbons, boire du vin de riz (ou plutôt de la vodka!?) et donner aux jeunes et aux enfants des étrennes censées leur porter chance.</p>
<p>Le village de Tien Cam est situé dans une région montagneuse près de Hoi An, dans la forêt. J&#8217;aime à dire que c&#8217;est la jungle! La semaine précédant le Tet, Nguyet a perdu sa grand-mère. Les vacances  sont pour sa famille l&#8217;occasion de se retrouver à nouveau, de prier et de se recueillir sur la tombe, selon les principes bouddhistes. Ils ont aussi organisé une petite cérémonie dans la maison familiale.</p>
<p>Après la cérémonie, le déjeuner! Les hommes se sont assis autour de la table et m&#8217;ont demandé de chanter. Prise de court, j&#8217;ai chanté la première chose qui m&#8217;est passée par la tête: &#8221;Vive les chapeaux ronds, vive la Bretagne,&#8221; pas très appropriée vu que c&#8217;est l&#8217;histoire d&#8217;un garçon qui assiste tout seul à l&#8217;enterrement de son grand-père! Heureusement qu&#8217;ils ne comprenaient pas le Français! Enfin, même s&#8217;ils l&#8217;avait compris ils en auraient rit, car les Vietnamiens ont un grand sens de l&#8217;humour.</p>
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		<title>THE SPIRIT OF THE SEA</title>
		<link>http://jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/18/the-spirit-of-the-sea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Hoi An I paid a visit to Tiên Hâu,  the Goddess of the Sea.]]></description>
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<p>In Hoi An I paid a visit to Tiên Hâu, the Goddess of the Sea who lives in Phuc Kiên Temple. She is guarded by two genies constantly peering at the horizon to inform her about impending dangers. Phuc Kiên was built by Chinese migrants from Fujian province in 1757. I thought it was one of the most interesting sites in Hoi An.</p>
<div id="attachment_7673" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 614px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7673" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/18/the-spirit-of-the-sea/templeentrance/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7673 " title="templeentrance" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/templeentrance-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Phuc Kiên temple</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_7674" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 614px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7674" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/18/the-spirit-of-the-sea/deesse/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7674 " title="deesse" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/deesse-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tiên Hâu, the Goddess of the sea.</p></div>
<p><div id="attachment_7680" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 477px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7680" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/18/the-spirit-of-the-sea/genie1-3/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7680 " title="genie1" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/genie12-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="477" height="717" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Genie #1</p></div>
<p><div id="attachment_7681" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 477px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7681" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/18/the-spirit-of-the-sea/genie2-4/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7681 " title="genie2" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/genie23-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="477" height="717" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Genie 2</p></div>
<p><div id="attachment_7682" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 477px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7682" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/18/the-spirit-of-the-sea/boat/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7682 " title="boat" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/boat-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="477" height="717" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Food offerings about to &#39;&#39;travel&#39;&#39; on a boat.</p></div>
<p><div id="attachment_7683" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 477px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7683" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/18/the-spirit-of-the-sea/offrandes/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7683 " title="offrandes" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/offrandes-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="477" height="717" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Offerings and money donations to the Goddess.</p></div>
<p><div id="attachment_7689" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 477px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-7689" href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/18/the-spirit-of-the-sea/dragonphuckien-2/"><img class="size-large wp-image-7689 " title="dragonphuckien" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/dragonphuckien1-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="477" height="717" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Dragon fountain in Phuc Kiên temple.</p></div>
<p>* * * * * * *<br />
L&#8217;ESPRIT DE LA MER</p>
<p>A Hoi An, j&#8217;ai rendu une petite visite à Tiên Hâu, la déesse de la mer, qui réside au temple Phuc Kiên. Elle est gardée par deux génies qui scrutent sans cesse l&#8217;horizon pour la prévenir des dangers imminents. Phu Kiên  a été bâti en 1757 par des immigrés chinois venus de la province du Fukien. De mon humble avis, c&#8217;est l&#8217;un des sites les plus intéressants de Hoi An.</p>
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		<title>HOI ANH FISH MARKET</title>
		<link>http://jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/11/hoi-anh-fish-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Version française plus bas) When I visit a town, I love going to the market- or farmers&#8217; market as you might call it. It is always a frantic area to explore with new sights and strong odors. In Hoi An, I unfortunately missed the early tidal wave of conical hats getting off to the fish [...]]]></description>
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<p>When I visit a town, I love going to the market- or farmers&#8217; market as you might call it. It is always a frantic area to explore with new sights and strong odors.<br />
In Hoi An, I unfortunately missed the early tidal wave of conical hats getting off to the fish market at five o&#8217;clock in the morning. But I smelled freshly picked aromatic herbs,  looked at yellow rice noodles used for traditionnal dish &#8221;Cao lau,&#8221; and ate delicious shrimp dumplings poetically named &#8221;white rose&#8221;.</p>
<div id="attachment_7526" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 409px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_93552.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7526 " title="IMG_9355" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_93552-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="409" height="614" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Freshly picked aromatic herbs.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_7530" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 614px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_93931.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7530 " title="IMG_9393" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_93931-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Vietnamese brooms and baskets.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_7518" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_9368.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7518 " title="IMG_9368" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_9368-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The fish market of Hoi An.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_7531" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 614px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_96691.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7531 " title="IMG_9669" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_96691-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Making sugar cane juice: &#39;&#39;nuoc mia.&#39;&#39; Yummy!</p></div>
<div id="attachment_7527" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 409px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_96741.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7527 " title="IMG_9674" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_96741-682x1024.jpg" alt="" width="409" height="614" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Drinking nuoc mia.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_7523" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_0095.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7523 " title="IMG_0095" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_0095-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Hoi An.</p></div>
<p>* * * * * * *</p>
<p>LE MARCHE AUX POISSONS DE HOI AN</p>
<p>En terre inconnue, j&#8217;aime toujours me balader du côté du marché. Il y a une frénésie indescriptible de couleurs, d&#8217;odeurs, de visions nouvelles.<br />
A Hoi An, j&#8217;ai malheureusement manqué de peu la marée de chapeau conique arrivant au marché aux poissons à cinq heures du matin. Mais j&#8217;ai humé les herbes aromatiques fraîchement cueillies, regardé les nouilles de riz jaune utilisées pour le plat traditionnel &#8221;cao lau&#8221;, et dégusté des raviolis à la crevette portant le poétique nom de &#8221;rose blanche&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>THE STREETS OF HOI ANH</title>
		<link>http://jetsetzero.tv/2010/03/09/the-streets-of-hoi-anh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Version française plus bas) During my Têt holidays, I decided to visit the center region of Vietnam. I had an amazing time. I left Saigon on a sleeping bus.During the 22 hour long journey to Hoi An I met Yuliya, from Belarus and Sam, from Australia. We got along very well and decided to visit [...]]]></description>
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<p>During my Têt holidays, I decided to visit the center region of Vietnam. I had an amazing time.</p>
<p>I left Saigon on a sleeping bus.During the 22 hour long journey to Hoi An I met Yuliya, from Belarus and Sam, from Australia. We got along very well and decided to visit Hoi An together.</p>
<div id="attachment_7503" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_0054.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7503   " title="IMG_0054" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_0054-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The streets of Hoi An.</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_7504" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_9411.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7504 " title="IMG_9411" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_9411-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Têt lamps.</p></div>
<p>We wandered around, visited old houses and buildings, bought dragon fruits and apples, looked out for conical hats, and ate Hoi An specialities: cao lau and wite rose.</p>
<p>Hoi An is a very cute town with beautiful old timber houses. Until the 19th century, Hoi An was a thriving port town thanks to trade with China and Japan. Those relationships largely influenced the architecture, a mix of Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese styles.</p>
<div id="attachment_7506" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_01031.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7506 " title="IMG_0103" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_01031-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nguyen thai hoc street.</p></div>
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<p>On the practical side, I wasn&#8217;t too happy with the ticket system for visitors. You must buy a 75,000 Dong pass that gives you access to one old house, one museum, one temple or bridge, one congregation hall and one music or handicraft show.</p>
<p>Hoi An is a World Heritage site and deserves to be. I understand that they need to make enough money to maintain all the monuments, especially those in which less people are interested, but it is frustrating that you cannot pick excatly what you want to see. Yuliya, Sam and I wanted to visit three old houses, but to do so each of us would have had to buy three passes. We tried to use our museum ticket to visit a house, we even said we would pay to visit the place, but the staff would hear nothing. &#8221;We can only accept ticket #2- the house ticket- because at the end of the month we count them and get money from the government accordingly,&#8221; we were told at the entrance.</p>
<div id="attachment_7508" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_0057.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7508 " title="IMG_0057" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_0057-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A house in Hoi An.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_7509" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_9681.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-7509 " title="IMG_9681" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_9681-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The river of Hoi An.</p></div>
<p>Still, if you don&#8217;t mind the tourists, Hoi An is definitely worth a little visit.</p>
<p>* * * * * * *</p>
<p>LES RUES DE HOI AN</p>
<p>Pour mes vacances du Têt j&#8217;ai décidé de visiter la région Centre du Viêtnam. Pendant le voyage long de 22 heures en bus couchettes entre Saigon et Hoi An, j&#8217;ai sympathisé avec Yuliya, une Biélorusse, et Sam, un Atustralien. Comme on s&#8217;entendait vraiment bien, on a décidé de visiter Hoi An ensemble.</p>
<p>Nous nous sommes promenés dans les rues, avons visité de vieilles demeures, acheté des fruits du dragon et des pommes, épié les flots de chapeaux coniques, et mangé des spécialités de Hoi An: le cao lau et les roses blanches.</p>
<p>Hoi An est une mignonne petite ville avec ses vieilles demeures en bois. Jusqu&#8217;au 19ème siècle, c&#8217;était un port florissant grâce au commerce avec la Chine et le Japon. Ces relations privilégiées se ressentent dans l&#8217;architecture da la ville, un mélange de styles vietnamiens, chinois et japonais.</p>
<p>D&#8217;un point de vue pratique, je n&#8217;ai pas été très convaincue par le système de tickets pour les visiteurs. On est obligé d&#8217;acheter un pass à 75 000 Dong qui permet d&#8217;assister à un spectacle musical ou d&#8217;artisanat, et  de visiter une vieille demeure, un musée, un temple ou pont et un lieu de rassemblement.</p>
<p>Hoi An est un site du patrimoine mondial et le mérite. Je comprend bien qu&#8217;il faut de l&#8217;argent pour maintenir tous ses monuments en état, notamment ceux délaissés par le public. Mais c&#8217;est tout de même frustrant de ne pas pouvoir visiter exactement ce que l&#8217;on souhaite. Yuliya, Sam et moi voulions visiter trois vieilles demeures et pour ce faire nous aurions dû acheter trois pass chacun! Nous avons essayé de faire passer notre ticket musées pour un ticket donnant accès aux maisons, et nous avons même proposé de payer pour visiter une vieille demeure mandarine. Mais le personnel ne voulait rien savoir. &#8221;On ne peut accepter que les tickets n°2, permettant de visiter une maison ancienne, car à la fin du mois le gouvernement nous donne de l&#8217;argent en fonction du nombre de tickets.&#8221;</p>
<p>Enfin, si côtoyer les touristes ne vous fait pas peur, Hoi An vaut largement un petit détour.</p>
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		<title>The Beauty of Food Stalls</title>
		<link>http://jetsetzero.tv/2010/01/26/the-beauty-of-food-stalls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t eat at the food stalls! You&#8217;ll get sick!&#8221;</p>
<p>A common refrain heard from well-meaning folks back home. The reality is that you can get ill from eating anywhere here. Sure, you don&#8217;t help your chances when the meat they slice for your bánh mì has been sitting in the sun all afternoon. But quite often you will find delicious Vietnamese specialities at the food stalls at an absolute screaming deal. As part of Jet Set Zero, this is an important factor when making dining choices. And there&#8217;s something to be said for passing by the Western restaurants and sitting down at a local food stall to watch your food being made and sampling some amazing local fare. It hasn&#8217;t steered me wrong yet.</p>
<div id="attachment_6963" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 614px"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/DSCN30701.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-6963 " title="DSCN3070" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/DSCN30701-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="614" height="461" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A typical food stall in Hội An selling cao lầu, a regional speciality which includes doughy noodles, bean sprouts, fresh herbs, fried croutons and grilled pork.</p></div>
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		<title>Hells Cave</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just outside of Hoi An lie the beautiful Marble Mountains.  Each of these mountains contain several caves and pagodas.  We came across what is known as Hells Cave and it was extremely bizarre.  When you walk into this massive cave, there are several Buddha statues and other religious figures.  It&#8217;s dark and it&#8217;s creepy and you can hear bats.  Gross.  You can descend deeper into the cave into Hell.  Down in this giant creepy hole, there are all sorts of statues of people getting tortured, eaten and beaten&#8230;. Be good!  You don&#8217;t want to end up here&#8230;.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/DSCN3109.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6898" title="DSCN3109" src="http://www.jetsetzero.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/DSCN3109-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="800" /></a></p>
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		<title>Mỹ Sơn &#8211; You&#8217;re Neat But You&#8217;re No Ankor Wat</title>
		<link>http://jetsetzero.tv/2010/01/24/m%e1%bb%b9-s%c6%a1n-youre-neat-but-youre-no-ankor-wat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mỹ Sơn was once the most important centre of the kingdom of Champa, and many Cham towers still remain.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Throughout Southern and Central Vietnam, you can find many Cham towers still standing. The kingdom of Champa thrived between the 2nd and the 15th centuries, and the ancient site of Mỹ Sơn was once the most important centre of this kingdom. Set in a jungle valley near Hoi An, it was built in the 4th century. The French rediscovered it in the late 19th century and took on the task of restoration. At its peak, there stood 68 structures but heavy American bombing resulted in only 20 remaining today. While it is older than Ankor Wat in Cambodia (to which it is sometimes compared), it&#8217;s a much smaller site and not quite as awe-inspiring. But Mỹ Sơn is charming, quaint and interesting all the same.</p>
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		<title>I Heart Hoi An</title>
		<link>http://jetsetzero.tv/2010/01/23/i-heart-hoi-an/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hoi An, the city of dreams.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I apologize for being MIA lately, but patience is a virtue I do not possess and brutally slow internet connections are not my friend.</p>
<p>Hoi An; city of tailors, or as I like to refer to it, city of dreams!  I&#8217;m not gonna lie, I love to shop and I love clothes and shoes. I have a hoodie collection to rival all hoodie collections, I own Converse shoes in every colour of the rainbow, I own a bazillion pairs of Vans (including all 4 limited edition Iron Maiden Vans).  My jaw hit the ground when I got to Hoi An.  Tailor shop after tailor shop after tailor shop filled with jackets, suits, dresses, pants and shoes OH MY!  You can walk into any of these shops and have anything your little heart desires made within 24 hours.  There are hundreds upon hundreds of pairs of sandals, heels, boot etc in each shoe store.  You pick the style, pick the fabric, pick the heel etc and they will churn those suckers out within a day.  Naturally I got a pile of stuff done&#8230;. unfortunately, because everything is churned out within 24 hours and you have to pay in advance, sometimes things don&#8217;t turn out quite the way you had hoped.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Example:  Here is a pair of custom made Nike &#8220;Dunks&#8221; that I had made.  I asked for a black sole, she gave me a white sole and if you notice on the side, it says Kappa.  Oh well, they&#8217;re still awesome anyways&#8230;..<br />
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