To be perfectly honest, Phil and I were sad to leave Vietnam. After staying in a country for two and a half months, you get used to certain things about the place. You start to learn some norms and customs, as much as one can as a visitor to a foreign land where you don’tContinueContinue reading “We’re Not All Anthony Bourdain (and that’s OK)”
Monthly Archives: September 2026
Vietnam: The Coffee!
I am a big fan of coffee. I love the stuff; hot and black in the morning and iced and creamy in the afternoon. Almost every country we have visited in SE Asia has had a decent coffee culture and many coffee shops, but Vietnam’s is the most robust, and the most Robusta! I mentionedContinueContinue reading “Vietnam: The Coffee!”
Da Lat: City of Whimsy and Magic
After Saigon, we headed to the mountain city of Da Lat. Unfortunately, their airport was under construction (scheduled to reopen shortly after we left), so we had to hire a driver to take us from Saigon. The five-hour twisty and turny drive took us up, up into the mountains, at a very quick clip IContinueContinue reading “Da Lat: City of Whimsy and Magic”
Vietnam: Women in Wartime
One of the things I have been most affected by during our time in Vietnam is the role of Vietnamese women, in war and the sacrifices they made for their country and their people, especially over their more than 40-year fight for independence. There is a well known Vietnamese traditional saying and cultural proveberb thatContinueContinue reading “Vietnam: Women in Wartime”
