Met at the new restaurant of Tinh Gia Vien in Hue for a private cooking class with Madame Ton Nu Ha. We were greeted with blue skies this morning and the setting was surreal in it’s exquisiteness—a total joy. On our menu to help create: Dance of the Phoenix, Pineapple Lantern of Appetizers, Spring Rolls [...]

Overcast day with white light (and sweat inducing humidity) greeted us at the Tomb of Tu Duc, fourth emperor of the Dynasty days in Vietnam.

Spent the first part of the day on the road from Hoi An to Hue, up through the Hai Van Pass. Winding and scenic – have I mentioned how everyone drives over here? Makes me nervous to be in the passenger seat. It was a great drive though. My only regret is not jumping out [...]

Day two in Hội An and we took it a bit leisurely to get adjusted to the timeshift, and gather some energy for the next hunk of movement and travel. We skipped a second sweep through the market and getting custom silk shirts tailored and instead visited a family chapel, a traditional house where a family [...]

First things first? Hit the market the town of Hội An, a medium sized city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. I had to duck, a lot. Things be geared for shorter folk here. Bombyx mori, silkworm Cocoons ready for harvest. At China Beach on the way up to our destination for the day.

This trip is going to be jam packed. I’ve been lucky with internet connections in the evening, but it might not always be the case. We woke up early and hit the airport to fly up to Hội An for the next few days. First stop? The Cham Museum, filled with artifacts like the Ganesha [...]