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Ho Chi Minh City Life Nature Saigon Travel Vietnam Vung Tau

Aeon and 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 Read More
History Ho Chi Minh City Life Saigon Travel Vietnam

The Devil’s Den – The Cu Chi tunnel complex

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 Read More
Saigon - The CIty of two Names
Ho Chi Minh City Life Saigon Travel Vietnam

Saigon – The City of Two Names

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 Read More
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
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

A Reunion Of Sorts – A Day In Town

A Day That Started Like Any Other The day started as any other. A delicious breakfast of noodles, slices of beef, a rich broth and fresh garden greens. I posted up in my temporary office as was the routine and began writing in the early morning breeze.… continue reading Read More
An Lao Life Travel Vietnam

A Feudal Gesture – Understanding Village Culture

The ways of the village are ancient. More ancient than I can even begin to fathom. Agrarian in nature and built on Confucian ideas, the culture has remained relatively unchanged for millennia. Yes, public works like water, electricity and even the internet have penetrated even the most rural of areas.… continue reading Read More
An Lao Life Travel Vietnam

A Walk In The Valley – The Beauty Of An Lao

A Little Work I spent the morning after breakfast getting some writing in. These posts don’t write themselves. Well, at least not physically, there subject matter does seem to just manifest out of life. So I spent much of the morning and even into the early afternoon putting my thoughts down.… continue reading Read More
An Lao Life Travel Vietnam

Waking In Paradise – Our First Morning Home

Up With the Roosters The rooster’s crow broke my dreamy state. I slowly slid my eyes open to the window on the far wall. It was still pitch black outside, and given the early hour the sun rises here, I knew it wasn’t good.… continue reading Read More
An Lao
An Lao Da Nang Life Travel

A Very Different Road To An Lao

The Morning It was barely 6:30 when I cracked my eyes to see the bedroom already bathed in midmorning light. I jumped out of bed and looked at my watch. Diem, disturbed at my sudden movement, looked at me as if I was a little crazy.… continue reading Read More
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