I tried to leave Vietnam twice. Both times I came back.

German cuisine cooked up by a Vietnamese top-seven MasterChef contestant? Our Mystery Diner heads to Minh Thuy’s. Photos by Julie Vola

 

There’s a famous poster entitled Beer! with the tagline: “Honour your ancestors, they drank it too.”

 

Developer TEFL Express has released an Android and iOS-friendly app which matches TEFL teachers to students in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Savant app is a new approach to teaching and learning English and will be free to download and use. It gives users control of their teaching and learning experiences, matching students and teachers based on learning abilities, expertise, age and location.

That arbiter of great South and North Indian cuisine, Baba’s Kitchen, has now opened its doors in Hoi An, perfect for when you get tired of all that cao lau and Hoi An chicken rice you’ve been stuffing down your throat.