Someone Left The Gate Open

About two months ago, someone left our front gate open. Look what happened. Our dog had puppies. EIGHT puppies. The first one arrived on Saturday morning, just as Darling.

13 years ago

A Longer Lizard Tale

Our lizard mission began with an innocuous question to another traveling parent as we settled into our sleeper carriage on the north-bound train from Ho Chi Minh City. The.

13 years ago

A Lizard Tale (With Recipe)

“Lizard curry,” Darling Man announces, seemingly apropos of nothing. I snigger. We are in Bookafe in Quy Nhon, a seaside town on Vietnam’s south-central coast. We have been talking.

13 years ago

Food File: Nhum Nuong (Barbecued Sea Urchin)

We settle into the tiny plastic chairs at the only restaurant in Nhon Hai, a picturesque fishing village just outside of Quy Nhon on Vietnam’s central coast. The restaurant.

13 years ago

Exploring Quy Nhon

We found the cutest little Catholic village just outisde Quy Nhon. Saint Francis of Assisi was there, as was a statue of a famous Vietnamese poet* and an assortment.

13 years ago

Food File: Suon Kho

It’s time to share a secret with you, a dirty little secret that will potentially expose me as a picky eater. I don’t eat beef. I haven’t eaten beef.

13 years ago

Review: The Definitive Guide To Moving To Southeast Asia: Cambodia

Once upon a time, a couple in America decided they wanted to move to Southeast Asia. It was only a vague idea, a glorious daydream. But, being go-getters, they.

13 years ago

Food File: Banh Kep Xoi Cam

Vivid purple leaps out at me as I sit in the bus that is taking us home to Ho Chi Minh City from our amazing Mekong Delta wedding. From.

13 years ago