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Hanh and Ken's is a laid-back eatery serving up traditional Vietnamese fare with an occasional twist. The restaurant is named for the couple that founded the...
Dragon Diaries #12 - Here comes the sun. In this, the 12th edition of a 20 part series about living in Vietnam during the pandemic and the worst Typhoon season in recorded history, we uncover the realities of life in constant rain and living with the pandemic as a foreigner in a foreign land.
I've had some delays in publishing my normal Constant posts lately. I get a paragraph or two in, and another storm comes along, or our business just consumes a large...
I can't seem to get off of the tropical storm topic, but they can't seem to stop coming. Within a few days of Nangka's dissipation, Saudel would follow in her wake. More...
This will be a bit of a different style of post. I post quite a bit of short videos on Facebook and Instagram, and the most common response I receive is how much people...
The Constant Epicurean Ep. 174, CHÚC MỪNG NGÀY PHỤ NỮ VIỆT NAM - Women's Day. In this edition we explore the great holiday Women's Day 2020.
If you have already read #9 then you know Da Nang and central Vietnam have had a rough bout of storms. What I didn't know as I was publishing the last Dragon Diaries,...
In the last Dragon Diaries we were dealing with Typhoon Noul. It came and went, and the weather actually improved. It is monsoon season, but after the typhoon it bloomed...
The Constant Epicurean Ep. 173, Da Nang - City of Bridges. In this edition delve deeper into Da Nang. One of Vietnam's most beautiful cities.
If you read regularly then you know I use the Dragon Diaries posts to offer real time information on happenings in Vietnam. The Constant Epicurean Posts are often...
It went as fast as it came. We went from no cases to a complete lockdown within three days. After a six-week lockdown, we have gone from intense restrictions to...
It is Friday September 4th here in Da Nang. This is Dragon Diaries #6 - Light in the Tunnel. We have been on lockdown since July 26th, or was it the 27th? I can't be...
