http://www.jadeleonard.com/blog/dos-and-donts-in-hoi-an-vietnam Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:39:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.jadeleonard.com/blog/dos-and-donts-in-hoi-an-vietnam/comment-page-1#comment-1290 jadeleonard Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:34:21 +0000 http://www.jadeleonard.com/blog/?p=166#comment-1290 It's a tricky situation Jacinta. Somehow we need to educate travelers beyond the 'don't give to beggar children' warnings in travel guides. Especially in towns like Hoi An that ARE so well supported by international NGOs covering all areas of education, health, housing, employment and general aid for poverty stricken families. I would probably write from a different point of view if I were in a city with no government or foreign aid for it's citizens. It’s a tricky situation Jacinta. Somehow we need to educate travelers beyond the ‘don’t give to beggar children’ warnings in travel guides. Especially in towns like Hoi An that ARE so well supported by international NGOs covering all areas of education, health, housing, employment and general aid for poverty stricken families. I would probably write from a different point of view if I were in a city with no government or foreign aid for it’s citizens.

]]> http://www.jadeleonard.com/blog/dos-and-donts-in-hoi-an-vietnam/comment-page-1#comment-1052 Jacinta Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:01:35 +0000 http://www.jadeleonard.com/blog/?p=166#comment-1052 interesting, i visited hoi an last year and must have bought 4 of those little clay whistles, thanks for giving us the insight thats so hard to find over the internet. We probably all know deep down these kids are pulling the wool over our eyes but we love thinking we are helping out even though this lovely gentle people are not as innocent as we think! interesting, i visited hoi an last year and must have bought 4 of those little clay whistles, thanks for giving us the insight thats so hard to find over the internet. We probably all know deep down these kids are pulling the wool over our eyes but we love thinking we are helping out even though this lovely gentle people are not as innocent as we think!

]]> http://www.jadeleonard.com/blog/dos-and-donts-in-hoi-an-vietnam/comment-page-1#comment-1030 Jade Leonard » Blog Archive » The Definitive Guide to Hoi An, Vietnam. Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:01:22 +0000 http://www.jadeleonard.com/blog/?p=166#comment-1030 [...] Dos and Don’ts in Hoi An. [...] [...] Dos and Don’ts in Hoi An. [...]

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