I was very pleased to be invited as an observer to the 5th annual AUNILO (ASEAN University Network Inter-Library Online) meeting, hosted by the Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City.
The topic of the conference was Institutional Repositories and AUNILO Integration. I helped Mr. Chansy write his report on methos for improving integration and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ho chi minh city’
nicole in ‘nam
Posted in livin', work, tagged aunilo, HCMC, ho chi minh city, saigon, vietnam national university on Tuesday, 18 November, 2008 | 1 Comment »
south east asia on a shoestring
Posted in culture, home, livin', tagged angkor wat, bus, cambodia, chau doc, HCMC, ho chi minh city, laos, mekong delta, phnom penh, siem reap, travel, vientiane, vietnam on Monday, 17 November, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I am back in Vientiane after a whirlwind trip. It feels like I haven’t slept in years.
Quickly, this was my itinerary:
Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho, Vietnam, by AUNILO bus
My Tho to Chau Doc Vietnam by Vietnamese van, 7 hours of HELL, including a ferry crossing of the Mekong and going through Sadec, [...]
hello from ho chi minh
Posted in livin', tagged bangkok, bus, ho chi minh city, thailand, vientiane, vietnam on Thursday, 6 November, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Holy shit. Ho Chi Minh City is a chaotic frenzied mass of motorcycles, all perpetually honking.
Anyway, I shall write more about Vietnam later. First a quick summary of my travels for far:
After a grumpy start at the Vientiane Talat Sao bus station, when at 9 in the morning the lady told me I couldn’t buy [...]
