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Return To A Place Beyond Time

The Constant Epicurean Ep. 205, Return to the Place Beyond Time. In this edition, we arrive in An Lao, Diem's childhood home, after five years in the U.S. It is an emotional homecoming. I am invited to a local couples wedding.

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"The world gets smaller every day, but it is still big enough to get lost.""He who shares his table makes peace with the world.""The world gets smaller every day, but it is still big enough to get lost.""He who shares his table makes peace with the world."
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FeaturedJune 27, 2025

The Distance Between Worlds

The Constant Epicurean Ep. 204, The Distance Between Worlds. In this edition, we enjoy our last day in Saigon with family before pushing north to An Lao.

Ho Chi Minh CityJune 20, 2025

The Dog Days of Saigon

The Constant Epicurean Ep. 203. In this edition we awaken in Vietnam, our first day back in almost five years. It was a remarkable day.

SaigonJune 16, 2025

A Return to the City of Two Names

The Constant Epicurean Ep. 202. In this edition we land in Saigon after almost five years away. The city is electric as always.

Ho Chi Minh CityJune 15, 2025

Vietnam, A Return

The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 201. After 4 years away, Diem, the girls, and I return to Vietnam for the beginning of a month long adventure.

HistoryMarch 27, 2025

The Last Invention: Ethics, Evolution, and the age of the Machine

AI is evolving faster than we are. Explore the ethics, wonder, and choices we face as humans on the edge of a technological singularity.

HistoryMay 16, 2023

Las Vegas - City of Sin

The Constant Epicurean, ep. 200, Las Vegas - City of Sin. In this edition, we head to Vegas to explore the hedonist capital of the world.

AtlantaSeptember 28, 2022

Saturday Night Lights

The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 199. Saturday Night Lights. In this edition, we attend the Georgia Tech College Football home opener, discuss the popularity of college sports, and enjoy a beer in Bobby Dodd Stadium.

FloridaSeptember 5, 2022

St. Augustine - America's oldest city

The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 198. St. Augustine - America's oldest city. In this edition, we explore the nation's oldest city. From its fabled Hotels, and Spanish history to some of its modern food scene.

FloridaAugust 2, 2022

The Great American Road Trip

The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 197, The Great American Road Trip. In this edition, we set out on our first road trip and first summer Vacation.

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A road trip in 28 days

Beneath an Endless Sky

One family, one car and 28 days across the American West: the Badlands, the Rockies, the Pacific coast and the long road home to Georgia.

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Vietnam in the time of COVID

Dragon Diaries

Dispatches from Da Nang as Vietnam fought the virus: lockdowns, rumors, kindness and the strange beauty of a city holding its breath. Also a book.

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Dennis W. Davis

Court reporter, traveler, cook and father, writing since 2019 from Da Nang, the American West and home in Georgia. Author of Dragon Diaries.

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