Rose and Sam's Excellent Adventure

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Reflection: Tailors

Rose | July 5, 2009

Xin Chao!
So, several months ago when we were in Hoi An with vague ideas about teaching English in Hanoi, assuming that we would need suits and pretty formal attire, we – you may recall- bought quite a lot of tailored clothes. It turns out that the Just Kids attire is jeans/shorts and t-shirts, and has [...]

Hoi An Tailor Madness

Sam | March 13, 2009

Howdy.
We’re in Hoi An, as you probably already know. And what’s Hoi An famous for? Their populous of 500 tailors. Good or bad? Good question.
As this is Vietnam, and the home of the “It’s ok, numbah one special price good quality new!” about 450 of those tailors will make you a sack out of [...]