Travel
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Da Lat
Ho Chi Minh City
Saigon
Travel
Vietnam
A Quiet Day In Đà Lạt
We woke lazily and without much purpose. The house had emptied out the day before and it was just Diem, myself and a small gang of motorbikes in the living room. The house was quiet, cool and felt a bit lonely on this beautiful mountain morning.… continue reading Read More
Da Lat
Life
Nature
Travel
Vietnam
A Lazy Morning
The house was a little slow to rise this misty mountain morning. The previous day’s activities had caused deep sleep and I was the first to stir. I made a few calls home to the states while I sat in the living room.… continue reading
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Thung Lũng Tình Yêu – The Valley of Love
Da Lat
Life
Nature
Travel
Vietnam
Lang Biang Mountain – The Rooftop of Đà Lạt
A Cool Morning We rose relatively early to a house salaciously filled with cool and fresh mountain air. The home we were renting was tucked so tightly into its city nook that most of the windows on the second floor, and all on the ground floor were blocked from direct sunlight.… continue reading Read More
Da Lat
Ho Chi Minh City
Life
Saigon
Travel
Vietnam
An Update
Before we get to The Road to Da Lat I must share a celebratory moment. This is a post I am extremely proud of. As this is post number 150. It’s been almost two years since I first posted something on the Constant Epicurean.… continue reading
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The Road To Đà Lạt – The City of Eternal Spring
Ho Chi Minh City
Life
Nature
Saigon
Travel
Vietnam
Vung Tau
Off to the Mall
After a day in the sweltering heat of the jungle tunnels it was time for some air conditioning. Diem was interested in doing a little shopping and I was happy to enjoy a bit of western life.… continue reading
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Aeon and Vung Tau
History
Ho Chi Minh City
Life
Saigon
Travel
Vietnam
An Update
Again the time to write is just not forthcoming at the moment. Since the last article was published we’ve spent 5 days in the most romantic city in Vietnam, Da Lat. We have also traveled to the heart of the Mekong river delta.… continue reading
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The Devil’s Den – The Cu Chi tunnel complex
Ho Chi Minh City
Life
Saigon
Travel
Vietnam
An Update
By the time I post “Saigon – The City of Two Names”, Diem and will I have run around Saigon for six days. We’ve spent time with her family. She has three brothers, two sister-in-laws and a couple of nieces here.… continue reading
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Saigon – The City of Two Names
Da Nang
Ho Chi Minh City
Life
Nature
Saigon
Travel
Vietnam
20 hours to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)
An Update I have decided that it may be of great value to begin each post with an update. In the year and a half of this website’s life the posts have become more laborious to produce. I think you can go back to my first posts and see a noticeable change in many characteristics of their production.… continue reading Read More){kind=link}
Da Nang
Hoi An
Life
Nature
Travel
Vietnam
Adjusting To a New World
Da Nang Post Lockdown Da Nang was on fire. After we settled back in from An Lao we hit the streets of Da Nang and it was electric. The Beaches were open, businesses were resuming operations and the markets were alive.… continue reading Read More
An Lao
Da Nang
Food
Life
Travel
Vietnam
Reflections In Paradise and our Return to Da Nang
Reflections In Paradise The last two days in An Lao were incredibly peaceful. I completed a few writing projects and wandered the property in a state of solace, peace and tranquility. I can’t express how incredibly comforting it is to simply sit in the open air home.… continue reading Read More
Hanoi
Life
Struggle
Travel
Vietnam
Paradise Lost and The Fall Of Saigon
An Unfortunate Change In Circumstance It was April the 30th and it seemed like just any other day. Then suddenly, in the early afternoon, a guest arrived with some unfortunate news. There was much discussion, some conversation on a few telephones and Diem, incredibly upset, retired to our room.… continue reading Read More
An Lao
Life
Travel
Vietnam
