Saigon Reunification Party!
Saigon. Shiiiiit. I’m back in Saigon. There’s a personal history to Saigon that brings out the drama queen in me. I get here and I start channeling Sheen and Hopper in some really tripping [...]
You say Ho Chi Minh City; I say Saigon. Ho Chi Minh City. Saigon…
My first trip back to Saigon since 1975 revived old memories (phở, xe ôm) and created new ones (Cu Chi tunnels being the most obvious). Here are five things to note for your first or return visit.
If it’s Tuesday…
I am so behind on my writing, but I do have a great excuse: I spent the last month breathing Southeast Asia back into my blood. Man, what a trip. I’m back now. Back in [...]
Returning to Saigon
I’m wide awake at 03:30. After bragging yesterday about how I’d beat jet-lag through careful planning and some really expensive socks, I’m wide awake at 03:30. That said, I know it's not jet-lag. I woke [...]