Vietnam

We rose early to visit the Duy Phu village at My Son Valley.  My Son, in Vietnamese, means “beautiful mountain.” In this part of Vietnam, the celebrated ancient culture is that of the Champa people.  Now considered an ethnic minority (one of the 55), the …

God might have been with me on Monday, but certainly not on Tuesday.  There was intermittent rain when we had breakfast.  We liked the crisp baguette yesterday, so this time we ditched the eggs and requested Vietnamese ham instead. Our driver kept us wait a …

We asked for a ride to Ba Na Hills.  When we arrived at Ba Na Hills 20 minutes later, only then did we realize that we joined a tour.  They tour guide advised us to stick with the tour group until it ended at 3:30.  …

Danang was my third trip to Vietnam.  I had not written much during my first two trips, which were to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, respectively.  Therefore I will start with my third trip. To Danang and Hoi An it was. The street scenes …

I love Vietnam. Being a child of Hong Kong, I grew up knowing just a few countries.  There was Britain, which as a colonial power administered Hong Kong during my formative years.  There was China, a motherland that scared most of Hong Kong people away …