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Beneath an Endless Sky – Day 11

Beneath an Endless Sky - Day 11. In this edition we take a break from the road and go shopping in downtown Salt Lake, before exploring Great Salt Lake State Park. Read More
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Beneath an Endless Sky – Day 7

Beneath an Endless Sky - Day 7. One Family's 28-day Wild Odyssey Across the Western U.S. Chapter 7 - Of Summits and Stones. Alamosa, CO, to Montrose, CO. In this edition, I make a heavy decision, and we take a lazy day to drive across the San Juan Mountains. We take a surprising detour to a National Monument, and enjoy dinner at a local Mexican restaurant in Montrose. Part 7 of a limited series. Read More
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Beneath an Endless Sky

Beneath and Endless Sky - One Family's 28-day Wild Odyssey Across the Western U.S. Part 1 of a multi-part limited series. Read More
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The Great American Road Trip

The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 197, The Great American Road Trip. In this edition, we set out on our first road trip and first summer Vacation. Read More
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Dragon Diaries #20 – The Long Journey Home

Dragon Diaries #20 - The Long Journey Home. In this, the final edition of the Dragon Diaries, we have several setbacks but get back on track for the long flight to the US. We say goodbye to family and friends, and the saddest of all Fozzie. Read More
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Dragon Diaries #15 – The Fall of Hanoi

Dragon Diaries #15 - The Fall of Hanoi. I deal with a real threat and try to seek medical treatment. Vietnam struggles with its 4th wave. Featured Image photo by Bergkinder on Unsplash. Read More
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Dragon Diaries #12 – Here Comes The Sun

Dragon Diaries #12 - Here comes the sun. In this, the 12th edition of a 20 part series about living in Vietnam during the pandemic and the worst Typhoon season in recorded history, we uncover the realities of life in constant rain and living with the pandemic as a foreigner in a foreign land. Read More
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Vietnam – Days in our Lives

I’ve had some delays in publishing my normal Constant posts lately. I get a paragraph or two in, and another storm comes along, or our business just consumes a large amount of my time. We have fallen into an incredibly familiar pattern.… continue reading Read More
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Dragon Diaries #11 – The Tropical Blues

I can’t seem to get off of the tropical storm topic, but they can’t seem to stop coming. Within a few days of Nangka’s dissipation, Saudel would follow in her wake. More rain for the region, more floods, more disasters. I must say that the response has been impressive.… continue reading Read More
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Dragon Diaries #8 – Typhoon Noul

If you read regularly then you know I use the Dragon Diaries posts to offer real time information on happenings in Vietnam. The Constant Epicurean Posts are often written weeks after the events, so the Dragon Diaries gives me an outlet for real time updates.… continue reading Read More
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Dragon Diaries #6 – Light in the Tunnel

It is Friday September 4th here in Da Nang. This is Dragon Diaries #6 – Light in the Tunnel. We have been on lockdown since July 26th, or was it the 27th? I can’t be sure. I know that it has been almost 6 weeks of Netflix, Prime, YouTube, Zoom meetings, and anything else we could find to pass the time.… continue reading Read More
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Departing Huế – Home to Da Nang

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 Read More
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