Temples in the Trees
Food aside — Taiwan’s capital is famous for its beef noodle soup and its dumplings — the best part about Taipei is that it is surrounded by mountains. You can […]
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Taiwan’s Heritage
Taiwan as we know it today was founded in 1949, when Chiang Kai-shek and his Nationalist forces fled from mainland China at the conclusion of their civil war against Mao’s […]
Serving Singapore
At the age of eighteen, every young man in Singapore must serve in the Singapore Armed Forces through a program called National Service. This makes Singapore one of about twenty-five […]
The Streets of Hoi An
If you can ignore the ever-present danger of being hit by a motorbike, wandering the streets of Hoi An can be quite pleasant. The buildings are colorful … … some […]
Visiting My Son
For our last morning in Vietnam, Dad, Prescott, and I headed out to My Son Sanctuary, a collection of Hindu temples built between the 4th and 13th centuries by the […]
Capitalist Communism
Vietnam remains a communist country (for those who don’t remember their history classes: the US lost the war, the North Vietnamese Army took control of the South, the country was […]
Tailor Made
Many people travel to Hoi An for the express purpose of having clothes made. If you want a bespoke suit crafted at rock-bottom prices, this is the place to do […]
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