Inside this, u st issue, yu’ll nd sties and phts f u geat city in all its giy yet beautiful splend that we hpe will inspie and intigue yu as much as they have us. S this was hw we aived at the bith f Oi Vietnam. And wh hasn’t head f it used as an enthusiastic espnse t Aussie! Aussie! Aussie We wanted a wd that wuld encmpass this amazing city while als epesenting the many divese natinalities that call it hme. But let’s nt fget that oi is als an intejectin, used t cnvey emtin, in bth Bitish and Ptuguese venacula venacula. Mst f yu ae pbably asking, “What des Oi mean mean and why did we chse this uniue name?” Well, we believe this simple tw lee wd in the Vietnamese language is intiguing because it has s many uses such as when ne is tying t get smene’s aentin, f example em oi! anh oi! chi oi!  it can emte supise  shck as in Troi oi! And when used ae a pesn’s name like Chistine i, it’s a sign f endeament. The Vietnamese way, inspied t ty sme f the city’s me tempting fd aphdisiacs  tempted twads a wadbe makeve by u fashin sectin, we’e sue eveyne will nd IF YoU’rE rEADING this, yu’ve picked up the vey st issue f u new publicatin and ae amngst the st n what we hpe will be a lng and thilling juney that yu’ll take with This Month’s Cover Photo by: Quinn Ryan Mattingly Nature’sdeliciously potentaphrodisiacs PAGE24 NO PARENTAL GUIDANCE REQUIRED Havingababy the Vietnameseway PAGE20Īnepiclocomotivejourney fromHanoito Berlin PAGE46 REVIEW P58 RESTAURANT Is La Villa a hit or miss? P102 Oi Marketplace Exclusive deals available t u eades nly P92 The Outer Districts Dishing ut a side f musings with his kebabs, Piee wants t change the way we eat and it’s time t head dwn suth f an adventue P86 Life’s a Trip Fm a fat tax t USD100 cay-n fees, hw fa will ailines g t keep ticket csts dwn? P82 Found 404 Get app-ed up f the Yea f the Snake P69 Month e dsFlavor and dn’tsof f the dinking steetside P76 The Syllabus A gup f paents sund  n the tpic f chsing the ight schl f thei childen P68 Fashion Forward Nt wanting t buy -the-ack, a bide enlists he favite designe t ceate a bespke wedding dess

P12 Troi Oi e weid, wild and whacky things that happen in this cunty P72 Legal Ease Find ut what t d if yu landld beaks the ental cntact

P52 Trip the Light Fantastic Make bld statements with nen this mnth P34 What Star Trek Has Taught Us About TravelĮven thugh it debuted ve 40 yeas ag, taveles can still lean fm its message P30 Blogging Buddies Fm inteface t face-t-face, nd ut what happens when blgges step ut fm behind the cmpute P20 No Parental Guidance Required Find ut why dcts in Vietnam pescibe C-sectins ve natual biths t expecting paents P14 The Bulletin What new and exciting places have pened this mnth?

P10 Datebook With these events, yu’ll neve have t be bed again P46 7AerCOUNTRIES, COseveral UNTRIES, 6 TRAINS, 18 18 DAYS DAYS years in Vietnam, a couple decides to head out on an epic journey from Hanoi to Berlin. P32 An Outbound Degree Vietnamese students ae nding that an educatin abad bings a highe salay at hme P28 Heat Beat A undup f Vietnam’s secnd seasn f basketball P26 Self Service Is the custme always wng when it cmes t sevice hee? P24 Mood Food Spice up yu lve life with these md enhancing dishes Men wh make mney with thei dancing feet P16 I Thee Wed In u st in a seies f pht essays whee we let the camea lens d the talking, we wee invited t captue the tansfmatin fm single t wedded bliss f thee cuples P36 TAKING IT TO THE STREETS A ten-page pictorial showing the everyday lives and candid moments of the city’s people

ƠI VIỆT NAM MAGAZINE NHÀ XUẤT BẢN THANH NIÊNĬhịu trách nhiệm xuất bản: Đoàn Minh Tuấn Biên tập: Nguyễn Giang - Quang Hùng Thực hiện liên kết xuất bản: MOOD FOOD Nature’s deliciously potent aphrodisiacs 7 COUNTRIES, 6 TRAINS, 18 DAYS An epic locomotive journey from Hanoi to Berlin

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