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Dragon Diaries

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Da NangSeptember 18, 2020

Dragon Diaries #8 - Typhoon Noul

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...

Da NangSeptember 8, 2020

Dragon Diaries #7 - Dragon City Comes Alive

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...

Da NangSeptember 4, 2020

Dragon Diaries #6 - Light in the Tunnel

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...

Da NangAugust 27, 2020

Dragon Diaries #5

As of today it has been exactly one month since the first case of the second wave was reported in Da Nang. I wish I could say we were nearing the end of the lockdown....

Da NangAugust 11, 2020

Dragon Diaries #4 - New Territory

We are coming to the end of our second week of lockdown here in Da Nang. Unfortunately, it would not be the end. Measures here have been more severe than our first...

Da NangAugust 2, 2020

Dragon Diaries #3 - The Crisis Deepens

I was hoping to write a follow-up to the Dragon Diaries from last week, and that it would be filled with success stories and the promise of a short and manageable...

Da NangJuly 26, 2020

Dragon Diaries #2 - Da Nang Prepares For Another Lockdown

I can't help but feel partly responsible for the unfortunate news in this article. Through galactic-sized Karma meets cosmic conscience, I've jinxed an entire nation. My...

Da NangJuly 24, 2020

Dragon Diaries - Living In A Nation that Beat the Virus

To watch the news, catch up with friends on Facebook or even have a conversation with people back home. Everything seems to devolve into a political stance on masks,...

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