Graves in the life-giving rice paddies along the Mekong Delta suggest the Asian gift for acceptance. nytimes.com By Roger Cohen March 26, 2015 80 “THANH BINH, Vietnam — I drove out through a watery landscape, the rice paddies shimmering, watermelon being planted in muddy fields. There were ducks on the canals, graves and shrines in …
On the success of farming fish in Vietnam, Roger Cohen, NYT Read More »
Eco tourism, or Ecologically focused tourism, is coming. Necessity is mother of invention. Going Local in Vietnam’s Villages The owner of a lodge in an ethnic-minority area says it is meant to blend tourism, ecologically minded agriculture and employee education. nytimes.com|By Mike Ives
Back in the late 1970’s, I researched and wrote The Tay Son Rebellion, a historical fiction of 18th century Vietnam, which covered a great civil war from 1770 to 1802. After working on the book over 10 years, I failed to find a publisher, so put it away, went to business school for an MBA, …
Trip to Vietnam, November 2010, Week One, by David Lindsay Read More »
Week 2 in Vietnam, November 11, 2010 Week 2 started today, but I stayed in HCMC to get more information about the severe flooding in Binh Dinh Province, where Qui Nhon is located. I woke early at 6, even though I went to bed at 1am, and got up. I did some exercises and took …
I reluctantly left Hue this morning. I would have loved another day there to visit some of the Pagodas. I had a good breakfast at the hotel, finished packing, and took a taxi to the North Bus Station. The taxi took me for a ride. His meter was set at 12kd/kilometer, when the going rate …