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Da NangFebruary 21, 2019

Breakfast Offers a Brief History lesson and a trip to Temple.

It was the 8th of February, and I had Three full days left in Vietnam. I had planned to relax some while spending my last week in Da Nang, but Diem had this way of...

Da NangFebruary 14, 2019

The Lady of the Sea.

I have had some computer issues in my last days in Vietnam. This was mainly due to some adapter problems. To be honest, I probably could have found an adapter, but I had...

TravelFebruary 14, 2019

Home.

I haven’t been writing lately. I haven’t been taking as many photographs or focusing on the journey. I’ve been too busy living. Sometimes, the world is better seen...

An LaoFebruary 8, 2019

The Trek back to Da Nang and Living like an expat.

I was awakened at 4:30 and informed that we had to be about a mile away by 5:30 to catch our shuttle to Da Nang. It was the first time since arriving here that I was up...

An LaoFebruary 8, 2019

The Phoenix Generation

In the early morning fog of the rising sun, the house was buzzing with everyone saying their goodbyes and heading home. Hai and his wife were headed back near Da Nang...

An LaoFebruary 7, 2019

A Girl Named Xù.

As we returned home and night had fallen on the village, we arrived at a house full of guests. Friends and family visited back and forth from house to house, having a...

An LaoFebruary 6, 2019

An Unexpected and Unforgettable Walk In the Woods.

New Year's Day was not unlike at home. For the most part, it was a day of official rest for all and not much was going on. There had been plenty of food prepared, and it...

An LaoFebruary 6, 2019

I Thought the War had Ended; Lunar New Years Eve.

I was rocked awake by what seemed like a massive explosion right outside my bedroom window. As my mind recoiled back from the land of slumber, it began firing on all...

An LaoFebruary 6, 2019

If Everything is Big in Texas, I’m Finally a Millionaire, Why Napkins are Overrated and the Archetype of Beauty.

I can't push out these entries fast enough, and some just aren't big enough to warrant their own entry. So I'm going to start consolidating some of my thoughts into...

An LaoFebruary 5, 2019

A Conversation About Food 2: The Duality of Consumption and the Lure of the Jungle.

I wrote in my earlier entry about the food and what I had discovered. What I wrote was only part of the picture. It's a far more complicated and layered reality than I...

An LaoFebruary 5, 2019

I Could Not Have Imagined

I awoke from my jungle nap sometime around 4. I had, at this point, given up on keeping up with things as trivial as time. A handful of things were important here: was...

HistoryFebruary 4, 2019

Âu Cơ the Fairy Princess, The Dragon Lord Lac Long Quân, and Water Culture.

The Constant Epicurean Ep. 43, Âu Cơ the Fairy Princess, The Dragon Lord Lac long Quân, and water culture. Exploring Vietnamese mythology.