Hanoi: A Reading List
As I have been working on my book set in Hanoi, I have been trawling my bookshelves for some of my favourite books about (or set in) Hanoi, Vietnam
Tag: Hanoi
A snapshot of my work in progress – Daughter of Hanoi
After posting about my writing goals on Monday (thanks to everyone that has dropped by to read it), I wanted to start sharing some of the stories behind the book…
Farewell to Hanoi – 3 years on
Today marks 3 years since we left Hanoi at the end of our 3.5 year posting. We have been back in Australia for almost as long as we were there….
From public servant in Hanoi to business owner in the Barossa
Some reflections on the last year and my career change from public servant in Hanoi to business owner in the Barossa Valley
The expat departure – leaving while the others continue the party
Saying goodbye is pretty tough and it can be even tougher when the place you’re moving to is a whole new place. For some expats, and especially in my former…
Retail therapy in Hanoi
Edited: 18 September 2017 to update some detail for some of my favourite places Study deadlines of course bring on the urge to bake, clean and shop but rather than…
Savouring the time to cook
My plan to reserve Tuesdays as “test kitchen Tuesdays” to try new recipes came unstuck pretty quickly, but mainly because I have been cooking a lot of different things. That’s not…
Unpacking our life
After 2.5 months, and 3 weeks in the house, on Monday we finally received our shipment from Hanoi. About 164 boxes, many of which were full of crockery, ornaments, toys,…
10 things I miss about Hanoi – and 10 things I love about the Barossa
When one of our friends declared late last year, shortly before leaving Hanoi that “the only thing she would miss about Hanoi was passion fruit juice”, she was set a…
The story so far….
Common wisdom suggests you should start before you’re ready. I really wasn’t sure how to start this blog and was even less sure about what people would be interested in…