MEET SON, LOI AND BAO OF THE TUAN ANH HOTEL

MEET SON, LOI AND BAO OF THE TUAN ANH HOTEL

Talk about romantic… Dinh Truong Son met his future wife (Nguyen Thi Loi) when he came to her house to fix the families television set. It was a case of the young electrician meeting the young seamstress—two years later they were married… Son grew up in Vinh City (14...
MEET MINH THU OF BEACHSIDE RESTAURANT #68

MEET MINH THU OF BEACHSIDE RESTAURANT #68

The first Cua Lo restaurant I visited (almost 4-years ago) was Lien Thu—Thuc Quyen (aka #68). Before I introduce the proprietor, let me explain the number thing. Restaurants line the promenade that runs along the beach in Cua Lo—each has a name and a number. I find...
MEET LUU THANH TUNG OF VINPEARL DISCOVERY

MEET LUU THANH TUNG OF VINPEARL DISCOVERY

Entering the grounds of sprawling Vinpearl Cua Hoi, you can’t help but notice how environmentally friendly the compound is. It’s not just the electric carts that take you from a parking area into the resort proper. It’s the design of the place—the property is...
MEET GA MET’S NGUYEN THI HIEN

MEET GA MET’S NGUYEN THI HIEN

When I think of Nguyễn Thị Hiền, three words and the letter C come to mind: Cosmopolitan, Charity and Chicken… Hien is a smashingly, sophisticated woman of great beauty and presence. She demands attention. And attention she got, when my sidekick Mai and I recently ran...