We traveled the country from North to South, trying to find the magic line where the wet and dry seasons reverse and we could finally dry out. As a tourist destination Vietnam is well established, and the long, thin shape of the country tends to funnel everyone along the same … Continue Reading →
It was time for dinner, and though street food and pop-up restaurants were generally our preference, there was one very lively place we had seen around the corner from our hotel. Seating was still outside, but there were uniformed waitstaff, tablecloths, and most importantly it was packed with a lively … Continue Reading →
Tet loomed large. Barely a month after my momentary panic in Thailand, when I suddenly realized that we would be traveling during the Christmas-New Year’s week in Australia’s favorite holiday destination with no advance reservations, it occurred to me to wonder when in the year Tet occurred. What I found … Continue Reading →
I was prepared to love Vietnam. I knew nothing about it, which is a theme of a trip like this, where there’s never time to research a place until you show up. But the snippets I’d seen were written with a percolating enthusiasm that can’t be simulated for the sake … Continue Reading →