Since Vietnam’s baby-wipes market is covered, this enterprising company decided to branch out to the next (obvious?) market &#...
It’s official! After years of dreaming, months of dithering and some frantic weeks of giving stuff away and packing, we have moved! Goodbye Saigon and hello
I’m excited that my novel Hanoi Jane has been released in a Vietnamese-language edition. You can find it at DT Books, 97 Đặng Dung, Tân Định,
It’s been a while since I posted. I could make excuses and say I’ve been busy and that would be true — I have a
Happy New Year! My latest art crush is Mabel Royds (1874-1941), a UK artist known for her woodcut prints made using Japanese techniques. Mabel worked
I unpacked our old fake Christmas tree and found this 1-meter-plus-long snakeskin inside the box, which was stored in a cupboard directly behind my work
This may be the best-ever use of a goal post. I saw it on An Bang Beach, near Hoi An, Central Vietnam...
On a recent visit to Vietnam, football star David Beckham snapped a photo of a bareheaded woman trying to snap a shot of him while
Five days ago, my cat, Homey, went missing. Rescued from a Cholon (District 5, HCM City) pet-food market as a kitten (and that means pets-as-food),
Overseas friends often ask me to recommend places to visit in Vietnam. If you’re coming from far away, can spare at least two weeks, and
