Life
Ho Chi Minh City
Life
Saigon
Travel
Vietnam
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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Saigon – The City of Two Names
An Lao
Life
Travel
Vietnam
A Feudal Gesture – Understanding Village Culture
The ways of the village are ancient. More ancient than I can even begin to fathom. Agrarian in nature and built on Confucian ideas, the culture has remained relatively unchanged for millennia. Yes, public works like water, electricity and even the internet have penetrated even the most rural of areas.… continue reading Read More
Da Nang
Life
Struggle
Travel
Notes From Vietnam – Pandemic And Personal Observations
I have been in Vietnam now for 7 days. Within days of my arrival entry visas were canceled and all foreigners were to be turned away or diverted. I, in a sense, threaded the needle. Things were spiraling out of control back home in the states.… continue reading Read More
Da Nang
Food
Life
Travel
Vietnam
Home Coming – Returning to Diem
Uncertainty It’s been two and a half months and many uncertain developments since I last walked the streets of Da Nang. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t at least a little worried about what I would find. My entrance process had changed, my visa requirements had changed, It was obvious that the Vietnamese government was a bit apprehensive.… continue reading Read More
Chiang Mai
Life
Nature
Thailand
Travel
The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 120, Bananas for Elephants - A Trek Through the Jungle. Today we explore the plight of the Asian Elephant. And we also take a look at the ancient relationship between domesticated Asian Elephants and their life partner handlers the Mahout.
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Bananas For Elephants – A Trek Through The Jungle.
Chiang Mai
Life
Struggle
Thailand
I should have known better, I should have done my homework, I should have known better. I can’t stand it when I’m caught off guard. So when the Thai Royal police officer looked at me and spoke, in the matter of fact, thick English.… continue reading
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Book No. 031342 No. 011 Royal Thai Police
An Lao
Da Nang
Life
Struggle
Travel
Vietnam
When $#*! Gets Real – A Close Call In The Jungle
And It Begins I had neglected to to tell my readers, as It was to perfect of a day, that I in fact destroyed my index toe of my left foot wandering the amazing beach at Ky Co. It didn’t seem to be a big deal at the time, as I had smashed toes before, and so was expecting an annoying soreness and nothing much else.… continue reading Read More
An Lao
Kông Chro
Life
Qui Nhơn
Travel
Vietnam
After a wonderful lunch with my newly discovered grandfather-in-law, it was getting time to prepare our departure. It was a couple hours to Qui Nhơn, and I was expecting to sip cocktails on the beach by nightfall. So everyone started to gather their things and load up the car.… continue reading
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The Edge Of The World and No Airbnb. But Hey At Least There’s Karaoke!
Kông Chro
Life
Travel
Vietnam
The Constant Epicurean. Ep. 111, Dining With The Dead. In this edition of the Constant Epicurean we visit Kong Chro, Gia Lai Province for an unexpected meal with my wife's grandfather. A man thought to be dead for decades.
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Dining With The Dead – A Story of War, Death and Resurrection.
An Lao
Kông Chro
Life
Travel
Vietnam
Ascending the Dragon – A Journey into the Central Highlands
An Unexpected Start It was early when I woke up to the gentle rapping of rain on the metal roof. Just above the light fixture that sits high up in the room a gecko sat perched above the window. I had no doubt he had posted above the window most of the night.… continue reading Read More
Doha, Qatar
Travel
It’s always a strange feeling sitting here in Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar. First of all It’s a beautiful place. It’s the kind of place where the floor is never soiled and each bathroom stall is cleaned between each and every use.… continue reading
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My Limbo, Transit through Hamad International Airport.
Life
Struggle
