#Vietnamese

Dec 20, 20184 min read

Vietnam’s Mekong River (II): A Day in the Life — The Sun Always Rises

I expected the Mekong River jungle to be relatively silent. But it is not. In a humid, green undergrowth, I stride to the sound of...

Dec 17, 20183 min read

Vietnam's Mekong Delta (I) - Hot, Wet, Green

"Ceaselessly the river flows, and yet the water is never the same, while in the still pools the shifting foam gathers and is gone, never...

Dec 10, 20184 min read

Vietnam Redo: Emperors and Gods

(Hue, Vietnam, part 2) Emperors and gods are sometimes (usually!) indistinguishable. In Asia, and especially looming China, central...

Dec 5, 20183 min read

Vietnam Redo: The Way to Hue ("way")

The Perfume River (Sông Hương or Hương Giang; 香江) crosses the city of Huế, in the central Vietnamese province of Thừa Thiên-Huế Province....

Nov 30, 20183 min read

Vietnam Redo (part 7): Sailin' Ha Long (on the Bay)

I’ve spent a night on Halong Bay, on the coast of North Vietnam, twice. Both times, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience — (1) hauling...

Nov 23, 20183 min read

Vietnam Redo: Water and Buffalo in the North Country

It is finally time to leave Hanoi, the city, for a gambit in the countryside. But it takes time, as the metropolis is far-flung, hanging...

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