Walter Mason Speaking at Balmain Library - Tuesday 29 May 2012

 

Author Talk : Walter Mason @ Balmain Library

 

An image of Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future at a monastery in Quy Nhon, Vietnam.

 

29 May 2012

6:30pm - 8:00pm

29 May - Join Walter - writer, spiritual tourist and a lifelong dilettante - for an evening of conversation and armchair travel. Bookings essential - 9367 9211 

Come and join Walter, raconteur extraordinaire, for our May author talk at the library. 

Walter's first book, Destination Saigon, offers the reader a taste of the real Vietnam and its people on a sometimes funny, always fascinating journey from the bustling cities to out of the way villages, into Buddhist monasteries and along the Mekong - a real delight for armchair travellers and those contemplating their own adventure.

Destination Saigon was named one of the ten best travel books of 2010 by The Sydney Morning Herald.

Free event - All welcome

Light refreshments served

Salon Kien Nguyen

Readers of Destination Saigon will know that much of the action there takes place in or around a hairdressing salon in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City.



So many people have asked me where the salon is and what it looks like, so I thought I'd put up all the details here and some very recent pics.  

Saigon hair stylist Kien Nguyen and his wife Cham

If you are interested in visiting, Salon Kien Nguyen is open from 9 am till about 9 pm.

Kien Nguyen and senior stylist Duy

It is situated in Tan Binh District, about a 20 minute taxi ride from downtown Saigon.

Head stylist Nghi puts the finishing touches on Kien Nguyen's hair

It's worth visiting during the day because it is directly across the road from Vien Giac Pagoda, one of the most interesting and beautiful Buddhist temples in Ho Chi Minh City, though it is rarely visited by western tourists.

Even the motorcycle attendants are hunks!

My nephew Kien Nguyen is the maestro, and he heads a team of fabulous, chatty and fun stylists who can do absolutely anything you need to make you more beautiful!




Details:

Beauty Salon Kien Nguyen
152C Bui Thi Xuan, Phuong 3
Q. Tan Binh
Ho Chi Minh City

Important note: make sure you tell the taxi driver or xe om that it is Bui Thi Xuan Tan Binh - there is another, more famous, Bui Thi Xuan street in District 1.   

Saigon hair stylist Kien Nguyen with Walter Mason, author of "Destination Saigon"