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Departing Huế – Home to Da Nang

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This post is, of course, written of experiences a few weeks back. As many of my regular readers know things have turned quickly here in Vietnam. No community transmissions, zero deaths on July 27. A week later the number of community transmissions is in the hundreds with 6 deaths.… continue reading
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Dragon Diaries #3 – The Crisis Deepens

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I was hoping to write a follow up to the Dragon Diaries from last week, and that it would be filled with success stories and the promise of a short and manageable lockdown. Alas, this is not the case. The crisis is deepening as each day dawns and the prospects of a shortened lockdown have faded.… continue reading
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Dragon Diaries #2 – Da Nang Prepares For Another Lockdown

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I can’t help but feel partly responsible for the unfortunate news in this article. Through galactic-sized Karma meets cosmic conscience, I’ve jinxed an entire nation. My previous post, Dragon Diaries – Living in a Nation that Beat the Virus, discussed Vietnam’s successes in defeating the novel Coronavirus with my first-hand experiences, ups, and downs in living through that process.… continue reading
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The New Huế – A Modern City

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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
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