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Sharks, Turtles and Iguanas oh my!

I awoke just before dawn and stepped outside to see our small Colonia street begin to wake up. Off the terrace, I could see a woman sweeping the sidewalk in front of her doorway. Another headed off to work. Further up, headlights lit up as a motorbike purred to life and rolled down the otherwise quiet street.… continue reading

A Capital Morning.

It was 5:30 in the morning when my alarm clock belted out its revelry to wake and rise on this chilly early spring morning of March 28th, 2019. I arose at this earliest of hours not for work or pleasure, but to experience and be a part of a monumental moment in not only the life of Love Joy United Methodist church, but also in the life of my youngest daughter.… continue reading

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 suggesting we go out for breakfast or coffee, and I’d find myself on another incredible adventure.… continue reading

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 been so consumed by life in the young and prosperous city by the sea to be too concerned with it.… continue reading

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 through an unobstructed view. I have seen some beautiful places, and yes, I took some pictures in my last week in Vietnam.… continue reading



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 it day or night, was it time to eat, had an appropriate amount of time passed yet for a bath, and where was the coffee?… continue reading


Kim Phúc and The Real Highway to Hell. (Please be advised this post contains images that may not be suitable for some people, Viewer discretion is advised.)

I want to take a moment to share a bit of something about Vietnam that some of you may remember, and some may have never known. It involves Vietnamese Route 1. A coastal road that runs like the nation’s backbone from its north to its south.… continue reading

Zen And The Art Of Balancing Anything And Everything On A Motorbike.

Now that I’ve gotten the boring statistical data I find fascinating out of the way, let us talk about the reality, that is, life on two wheels. You can not imagine the amount of ingenuity that is created by the persuasive power of necessity.… continue reading

The Motorbike Question

I could talk for hours about Vietnam’s motorbikes. Motorbike sales have increased in the country by as high as 9% a year in the past half-decade. It was a time period when global markets saw growth either stagnant or slowing. Three times, the Vietnamese government has re-evaluated its statistics on motorbike growth in this developing nation.… continue reading