Local Interest
Words: Uncle
VUNG TAU CITY HASH HOUSE HARRIERS 25 years and still going strong!
Photos: Radio Wave
28 The MAG Vung Tau
Pre-run Briefing
2017 marks the 25th continuous year of operation for Vung Tau City
Hash House Harriers(“ The Hash” or“ VTH3”). It’ s shaping up to be a real milestone year, with many different and unusual activities planned. It’ s appropriate, then, to use these illustrious pages to“ share the story” as we move into the lunar year of the Rooster. Who are these people who run and walk through the city, up the mountains, and take bus rides to who-knows-where? What are they doing and why do they do it? The answer to the first question is people from all walks of life – locals, expats, travellers – anyone with a spark of enthusiasm for socialising and exercising in the outdoors.“ Hashing” has long been acknowledged the world over as one of the most enjoyable ways of learning about a new town from the people who live there! The other answer is very similar: they’ re having fun, breathing lots of fresh air, meeting new people, and exploring different, often exciting places that few tourists would ever otherwise encounter: one week the