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Heavy rain in Vietnam is an exceptional show: colorful ponchos, streams of water falling from roofs, fogged-up plastic awnings resembling sails, and electrical lamps shining through the dim of water and

I keep reading Wikipedia about the past of Vietnam. Exciting to combine new facts with what I already know about Thai and, in general, Southeast-Asian history. Here, in Hue City, I can also visit historical

If when I was a child I had been told, that I would live for years like this on the edge of the world in the tropics, seeing exotic plants and animals every day, I would have been the happiest child. Another

How often do you have all your most optimistic expectations about something come true? I'll answer for you, dear reader: not often. 😁 That's how it is with me too. 😏 This is why I still can't get over

President Ho Chi Minh is a great man who lives forever in our cause (Google translation of the banner's slogan): This is the Culture and Information Center in Hue, Vietnam, where you can learn all about

In movies, when a person finally finds an important solution on the Internet, he usually loudly slams the lid of their laptop and stands up abruptly. I was in that mood but I didn't slam the lid, remembering

A roadside town is probably the most precise definition for Xepon: a remote small town that has a highway as its main street. However, that's a quite lively roadside town: they have street lights along

There is the only lively crossroads in Xepon Town, the one by the only town market. This is where I sometimes go in the late afternoon to hang out for a while with a photo camera. The recently paved street

I told myself, okay, David, go and quickly take images of those boats made of American airplanes, and, then, return to the hotel, if you have this homebody mood. And I started climbing down the bridge

Changes might come to Xepon Town. A year ago, the place had no paved streets except the highway from Vietnam to plain Laos and Thailand. Nowadays, they are constructing three paved streets, repairing one

Some stereotypes are actually true: the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, lol. Long reflections about whether to go back to Vietnam (Dong Hoi, Kon Tum, Hanoi?) or keep staying in rural corners

You know, I believe $BTC and $HIVE may grow soon. Why? There is this saying about max pain in crypto, and I do identify I've already received that maximum. I started blogging on Hive in 2021, and that

Hey from Laos! Several days ago, I left Vietnam but still have something to show. Victims of Color Vietnam is so much about color but, at the same time, many pictures I took there "were killed"

Moved from Da Nang to Xepon on August 13, 2024: From Da Nang to Xepon on Google Maps The trip wasn't easy: waking up at 5:30 am public bus (#16) to Da Nang bus station a 5-hour trip to the border (bus

I spent 3 months in Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon) in May-August 2024; sharing what I've learned about prices there. Hostels I'll start with the toughest point - hostels. Why the toughest? A hostel can

Back to Da Nang City after 3 months in Saigon. After so much rain, it was nice to find myself under the dome of clear blue sky in Da Nang. Besides, a much quieter city with so much less road traffic than

Finally, I set out for a photo walk on July 29, 2024. I had had strange covid, weak but long-lasting. I was sluggish, with a sore throat and partly runny nose for two weeks. Finally, the inflammation in

The temple was founded in 1963 but the construction wasn't finished because the Communists captured the city in 1975 and stopped the project. The construction resumed only in 1993, and that's when a 7-story

Having covid... Not alone though: it seems like half of Ho Chi Minh City is coughing and sneezing. Thankfully, I have some photos from my Saigon-2024 archive to share while I recover. St Francis Xavier

Look at this tiny shrine: The walls and roof are made of an old storage box. A sapling grows from the concrete, this is a baby banyan, the tree of awakening. Cute, isn't it? I had this stroll in the downtown