Travel
From day tripping to Jet setting to the other side of the world. Come along for the ride.
History
Hue
Travel
Vietnam
The Bamboo Dragon – Emperor Khải Định
If you’re keeping up with the posts then you know we previously visited the burial city of Minh Mang. I would have liked to put more than just Minh Mang in that post. But there is just too much information that needs to be shared.… continue reading Read More
Hue
Life
Travel
Vietnam
The New Huế – A Modern City
Arriving in Huế We arrived at the Huế train station that still had the charm and old feel of colonial times. Save for the modern soda cases, brightly packaged candies and toys hanging from the vendors booths to entice the children stepping off, we could have been in French Indochina in 1930.… continue reading Read More
Da Nang
Hue
Life
Travel
Vietnam
Some Time at Home
After Ba Na the girls and I took a little time to relax. Settling into a couple of weeks of early school mornings, sunsets over the mountains and lots of tasty food. As everyday ticked away the permanence of life in Vietnam grew ever stronger and the doubt of my return to the US began to pervade my thoughts.… continue reading
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The Reunification Express – A Ride into History
Da Nang
Life
Travel
Vietnam
Ba Na Hill Station – The Roof of Da Nang
An Update It’s been another amazing couple of weeks. We returned this morning, July 5, from an anniversary trip. It is almost unreal to think that it was a year ago that we sat for hours on end waiting for our marriage approval.… continue reading Read More
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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