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Dragon Diaries #14 – A New Wave
Well, what can I say. The Constant Epicurean site is devoted to mostly travel, culture, history, food, and all those things that are dear to my heart. I began the Dragon Diaries section as the pandemic began for a few reasons.… continue reading Read More
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Dragon Diaries #7 – Dragon City Comes Alive
It went as fast as it came. We went from no cases to a complete lockdown within three days. After a six-week lockdown, we have gone from intense restrictions to getting our haircut and walking the beach in the same amount of time.… 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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Dragon Diaries #5
Lockdown Continues As of today it has been exactly one month since the first case of the second wave was reported in Da Nang. I wish I could say we were nearing the end of the lockdown. But this is not the case.… continue reading Read More
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Dragon Diaries – Living In A Nation that Beat the Virus
It’s Sometimes Dificult To watch the news, catch up with friends on Facebook or even have a conversation with people back home. Everything seems to devolve into a political stance on masks, protests and the virus. Masks save lives, they don’t work, the virus is a lie, it is not as bad as it seems, it is worse than it seems.… continue reading Read More
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Liberation Day – New Developments From Vietnam
Liberation Day The day has finally come, Liberation day. As of 11:59 last night April 22, the most severe of the government directive to shutdown the economy and contain the spread of Covid-19, expired. We have been shuttered in the apartment building.… continue reading Read More
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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
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