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The View from the Balcony - when Trung Nguyen was there

My Favourite Drinking Perch

May 5th 2023
For many years, I’ve been drinking Saigon Red beer, mixed with 7-Up, at 169 Bui Vien Street in the Pham Ngu Lao Ward of Ho Chi Minh City. Until recently, the establishment was called La Vang, but now it goes by the name of Bonjour. I prefer the former moniker because it is Vietnamese, unpretentious and full of meaning. La Vang may mean two things. It could mean ‘yellow leaves’ or it may ref ... read more
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Kevin Mulqueen
Kevin Mulqueen
Kevin Mulqueen
I've been teaching English for 48 years - in England, Egypt, Tanzania, Argentina, Venezuela, Ghana and now Vietnam. At 71, I'm still going strong and have no wish to retire. I enjoy my job, which gives me plenty of time to relax and travel. In toto, I've visited 66 countries. I'm married to a Vietnamese woman and have been living in Ho Chi Minh City since 2001. Outside of work I am a chess fanatic (Tanzanian National Champion in 1991), devotee of blues and jazz music, imbiber of fine malt whiskies (especially from Islay), bibliophile (Shakespeare, Thomas Hardy, Brian Moore, Philip Larkin, Di... full info
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