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| The city at night, with a "drama" filter. |
Thủ Dầu Một is a city in Bình Dương province, located just north of Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam. Call it "Thu Dau Mot, Binh Duong" if you don't want to use the Vietnamese alphabet. Call it Bình Dương or even Ho Chi Minh City if you want anyone to find it without using Google--even in Vietnam, not many people have heard of this place.
"Thủ Dầu Một" is pronounced "two yow Moe" (rhymes with "blue cow show").
"Bình Dương" sounds like "bean you" plus an "ng" sound at the end.
Few non-Asians live in TDM, but it's a pleasant little town if you want to escape the chaos and clutter of the big city. I teach English here, and I enjoy finding all that my current home has to offer. This blog is meant to give some information about local attractions, especially food, so that anyone new in town can feel just a little less lost.
I will update this blog as my work schedule permits.
For now, in the spirit of helping, here is a link to another blog. It describes the process for an American who needs to officially translate his documents to Vietnamese. This blog helped me get a work permit much more easily than my colleagues did, and it was an inspiration for me to help my fellow travelers in my own way.
Authentication Chain:
http://saigonalive.blogspot.com/2010/09/step-3-documentation-before-you-leave.html
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