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Da NangMay 11, 2021

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...

Da NangSeptember 8, 2020

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...

Da NangSeptember 4, 2020

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...

Da NangAugust 27, 2020

Dragon Diaries #5

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....

Da NangJuly 24, 2020

Dragon Diaries - Living In A Nation that Beat the Virus

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,...

Da NangApril 23, 2020

Liberation Day - New Developments From Vietnam

The day has finally come, Liberation Day. As of 11:59 last night April 22, the most severe of the government directive to shut down the economy and contain the spread of...

Da NangMarch 17, 2020

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...

Da NangMarch 13, 2020

And So It Begins - Dealing With The Reality Of Pandemic Abroad

Dealing with the adjustment has begun as usual, lots of sleep. Sleeping the first two days mostly away, it seems every time I do wake, the world has slipped a little...