7 stories tagged Village

The Constant Epicurean Ep. 181, A Place Beyond Time. In this edition we settle in for Tet as the world outside the village melts away.

The day started as any other. A delicious breakfast of noodles, slices of beef, a rich broth and fresh garden greens. I posted up in my temporary office as was the...

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...

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.

I finally fell asleep sometime after 4 this morning and awoke to the sun coming through the glass backsplash in the kitchen. It was just after 7 and though I had only...

I awoke from my jungle nap sometime around 4. I had, at this point, given up on keeping up with things as trivial as time. A handful of things were important here: was...

We arrived at the homestead just before dark. It had been my first time on a motorbike here, and it was exhilarating. We had wound down a dirt jungle path and crossed a...