219 stories
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...
The day has finally come. After major restrictions on travel began in early March we have waited patiently for this day to come. On Thursday the major lockdown...
The day has finally come, Liberation Day. As of 11:59 last night April 22, the most severe of the government directive to shut down the economy and contain the spread of...
The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 136, For Those Who Wander -Struggles For Vietnams Poor. In this edition, we discuss the struggles for Vietnam's poorest citizens in dealing with closed borders and economic recession.
It's been some time since I've written anything. Quite frankly I haven't felt like there's much to write about. Things here in Vietnam have been incredibly controlled...
As I've stated before, things began to unravel within days of my landing in Da Nang. A unilateral revoking of all visas not currently in country and all travelers facing...
I have been in Vietnam now for 7 days. Within days of my arrival entry visas were canceled and all foreigners were to be turned away or diverted. I, in a sense, threaded...
My internal clock was still struggling to adjust and I had slept most of today away as well. Diem, ever so patient, was beginning to become a bit restless. I knew she...
Dealing with the adjustment has begun as usual, lots of sleep. Sleeping the first two days mostly away, it seems every time I do wake, the world has slipped a little...
It's been two and a half months and many uncertain developments since I last walked the streets of Da Nang. I would be lying if I said I wasn't at least a little worried...
I am currently sitting at altitude on an airplane over Prince Edward Island about to head out over the North Atlantic. For the first time in my international travel I...
Diem and I arrived back in Da Nang on December the second. It was marvelous to be back within the comforts of Da Nang. A place that has come to mean so much to me. A...
