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Cambodia- A 7-Day Journey from Vietnam There are some journeys we take because we want to see famous places.And then there are journeys we take because something inside us tells us to go. This was one of those journeys. After years of working as a freelance tour guide in southern Vietnam, I had crossed the…

Being a Bridge Between People A Story about Trust, Responsibility, and Appreciation  My main career is working as a freelance tour guide, but tourism is not the only work I do. During the low season, or whenever I have free time between tours, I sometimes work as a freelance Khmer–Vietnamese-English interpreter. I also accept document-translation…

My First Steps into Tourism Sometimes, the beginning of a career comes from a carefully planned decision. Sometimes, it starts with a phone call from an old friend. For me, it was the second one. In 2008, I was working as a member of a foreign-language group at a university. One day, I suddenly received…

A Simple 3-Day Journey From A Guide After A Tour In Danang 2019. Day Route Experience D. 1 Da Nang → Quy Nhon Bus journey, beach, local café, overnight D. 2 Quy Nhon → Buon Ma Thuot Scenic road journey, Central Highlands, overnight D. 3 Buon Ma Thuot → Ho Chi Minh World Coffee Museum,…

My Travel Story Sometimes, a single journey can change the direction of your life. For me, that journey happened in 2010. It was my first 14-day Trans-Vietnam tour, my first experience traveling through so many parts of the country, and, believe it or not, the first time I had ever been on an airplane. At…

An English–Vietnamese Interpreting Job at a Construction Site in Dalat, 2021 When people see Samten Hills Dalat today, with its impressive Buddhist architecture, large prayer wheel, sculptures, gardens, and mountain surroundings, it is difficult to imagine what the place looked like when I first worked there in May 2021. At that time, Samten Hills was…