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The Reunification Express – A Ride into History

Posted on by Dennis Davis
Some Time at Home After Ba Na the girls and I took a little time to relax. Settling into a couple of weeks of early school mornings, sunsets over the mountains and lots of tasty food. As everyday ticked away the permanence of life in Vietnam grew ever stronger and the doubt of my return to the US began to pervade my thoughts.… continue reading
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The Son of God and The Wars of Man

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The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 157, The Son of God and the Wars of Man. Tread lightly into this article. I dive deep into two museums that hit two very specific nerves for many. The life of Christ in his absent years, and the Vietnam War. You have been advised.
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Cái Răng – The Floating Markets of Can Tho

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Coffee and Planning Diem and I had arrived back in Saigon from Da Lat the night before. It is nice to be with the family again. But the swampy jungle heat of the river delta is just relentless. My brother Luan invited me for a coffee and we rode to a nearby coffee shop for an iced coffee and a good view.… continue reading
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A Quiet Day In Đà Lạt

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We woke lazily and without much purpose. The house had emptied out the day before and it was just Diem, myself and a small gang of motorbikes in the living room. The house was quiet, cool and felt a bit lonely on this beautiful mountain morning.… continue reading
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Thung Lũng Tình Yêu – The Valley of Love

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A Lazy Morning The house was a little slow to rise this misty mountain morning. The previous day’s activities had caused deep sleep and I was the first to stir. I made a few calls home to the states while I sat in the living room.… continue reading
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Lang Biang Mountain – The Rooftop of Đà Lạt

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A Cool Morning We rose relatively early to a house salaciously filled with cool and fresh mountain air. The home we were renting was tucked so tightly into its city nook that most of the windows on the second floor, and all on the ground floor were blocked from direct sunlight.… continue reading
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The Road To Đà Lạt – The City of Eternal Spring

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An Update Before we get to The Road to Da Lat I must share a celebratory moment. This is a post I am extremely proud of. As this is post number 150. It’s been almost two years since I first posted something on the Constant Epicurean.… continue reading
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The Devil’s Den – The Cu Chi tunnel complex

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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
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Saigon – The City of Two Names

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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
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20 hours to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)

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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
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