On the way to our “very special, traditional Vietnamese lunch,” our schoolteacher-cum-tour guide pointed out a Greg Norman golf course. Tee […]
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Vietnam #3: A Deadly Cocktail
Hoi An is the most popular destination in Vietnam. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and going there is like […]
Vietnam #2: Don’t Eat the Fish
Wikipedia still lists the cause as “unknown” for its entry on the “2016 Vietnam Marine Life Disaster.” But many knew […]
Vietnam #1: A Protest American-Style
We had just emerged from a lazy lunch at a French noodle bar when a pair of breathless tourists stopped […]
Vietnam: District Not Number One
“Let’s go this way,” Chris said and folded the map. We were supposed to be in District 1, the part […]
Vietnam: Threading in Hoi An
On the way back to our hotel in Hoi An one afternoon, a young woman offered to pop my zit. The […]
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