“On my discharge, I had the challenge of putting my life back together but Vietnam stuck in the inner recesses of my mind.” Quote by Doug Rice
“Some 30 years later I found myself back here again [in Vietnam] on what was to be a short visit that lasted months, and since then I've been living my life with one foot in Ho Chi Minh City and the other in Fair Oaks, California.” YearsFoundCitiesFeetMonthsFairsCaliforniaVietnamLiving My LifeOaks Author:Doug Rice
“Most successful pundits are selected for being opinionated, because it's interesting, and the penalties for incorrect predictions are negligible. You can make predictions, and a year later people won't remember them.” PeopleYearsRememberInterestingSuccessfulPenaltiesPredictionsSelectedOpinionatedPundits Author:Daniel Kahneman
“My home address is a small apartment in Fair Oaks, California but I'm here in Ho Chi Minh City right now staying in a rented room and this is where I spend a good part of every year.” YearsHomeRoomsCitiesRight NowFairsCaliforniaAddressesStayingApartmentOaks Author:Doug Rice
“I'm divorced and have a son and a grandson and it is a problem being away most of the time. Living as I do, if I had a wife and children I think it would be really hard to do.” IfsThinkingChildrenHardProblemWould BeWifeSonDivorcedGrandson Author:Doug Rice
“Indochina gets into your blood and once you have a taste you'll find it's impossible to stay away.” ImpossibleBloodTasteIndochina Author:Doug Rice
“Why Ho Chi Minh City? It is crowded, noisy, scruffy, crazy, but always interesting and things are happening all at a break neck speed.” InterestingCitiesBreakCrazyHappeningsSpeedNecksCrowdedNoisy Author:Doug Rice
“Also Ho Chi Minh City is broken up into districts so it's much like little cities within the city, in your home district folks take the time to smile and wave as you pass by or even try to have a little chat.” TryingLittlesHomeCitiesBrokenFolksWaveBroken Up Author:Doug Rice
“Ho Chi Minh City is crowded, noisy, untidy and chaotic. I miss the orderly life of suburban America and the comfort of my apartment and my truck when I'm here, but when I get back in the USA I miss the craziness of Ho Chi Minh City or Bangkok.” AmericaCitiesMissingComfortUsaGet BackApartmentTruckCrowdedChaoticNoisyOrderlyCrazinessBangkok Author:Doug Rice
“For the most part Ho Chi Minh City is safe but like any large city you need to pay attention to what's going on around you.” NeedsPayCitiesAttentionSafePay AttentionLarge Cities Author:Doug Rice
“I'm always hearing warnings about keeping your belongings close to you [in Ho Chi Minh City] as thieves who ride motorbikes are adept at snatching things off a person as they ride by, but I personally have never seen it. Funny though, I don't hear folks talk about pick pockets but it's happened to me twice. Beware of that cute little sweetheart and stay away from those talented little hands.” LittlesPersonsHandsCitiesHappenedPicksFolksHearingCutePocketsBelongingWarningThievesSweetheartAdeptMotorbikeLittle Hands Author:Doug Rice