If you love smart crime fiction, mysteries and suspense - and are looking for more stories set in Asia, here’s the link to my new
Nguyen Van Binh, a little street that runs along one side of Saigon’s Central Post Office in District 1, has been transformed into “book street”.
They won the war but… It’s hard to think of a more Capitalist symbol than the golden arches, now found beside Saigon’s iconic Post Office
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...
