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Over the Moat: An Interview with James Sullivan

I had come here on a bike trip, and that was over now, but as one of the lights went out in the h...

Vietnam Celeste Heiter

La Residence. Front view of the hotel (courtesy of La Residence and Spa)

By the Perfume River

After languishing for more than a quarter of a century as a tumble-down government-run hotel, the...

Vietnam Robert Tompkins

The author grins with satisfaction after seeing his first Cat Ba Langur.

Valley of the Langurs

* * * CAT BA ISLAND, VIETNAM - "There are no guarantees," says Rosie. "That you will see even one...

Vietnam Jeff Greenwald

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Love in the Time of Colonies

Review of Marguerite Duras' Indochina novel The Lover.

Vietnam / Indochina Kenneth Champeon

Lang Biang Mountain - Da Lat, Vietnam

Lang Biang Mountains - Dalat City, Vietnam

Lang Biang is one of the highest mounts in Dalat City, Vietnam with a romantic legend behind its ...

Vietnam Allison Dinh

Bananas for sale, Cai Rang market near Can Tho, Mekong Delta, Vietnam.

Three go mad in Can Tho

The author visits Can Tho, the center of Southern Vietnam's Mekong Delta, with its river markets ...

Vietnam Samantha Coomber

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Private Schools in Vietnam

In Vietnam, as in many countries across Asia, academic excellence is an obsession for parents, wh...

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Cu Lao Cham Beach, Vietnam

Vietnam's Offshore Paradise

Cu Lao Cham islands, off the coast of Hoi An and Da Nang, Vietnam...

Vietnam Pham Ha

Vietnamese girl with conical hat

Southeast Asia’s Straw Hat

When visiting Southeast Asia, you may notice a distinctive type of headgear worn by farmers, shop...

Vietnam Exotissimo Travel

Echoes of the Air War Fading Over Hanoi

Thirty years after the last B-52 dropped its bombs on Hanoi, I found few reminders of the America...

Vietnam Steven K. Bailey

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Hoi An Hoard, Part Two - The Collection

When divers finally finished their job of excavating a fifteenth-century shipwreck off the Hoi An...

Vietnam Kim Fay

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Escape to Vung Tau

Vung Tau, once a quiet seaside resort known as Cap Saint Jacques, is changing. Formerly a getaway...

Vietnam Lou Dematteis / Sarah Tilton

Nha Trang Bay - Nha Trang, Vietnam

Islands In Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam

There are many islands at Nha Trang Bay - Khanh Hoa, Vietnam, the most well-known ones being Mieu...

Vietnam Allison Dinh

The Road to Ca Na Beach

Ca Na Beach & Vinh Hao

At Vinh Hao and Ca Na the rocky mountains tumble into the sea in one of the most rugged landscape...

Vietnam Adam Bray

Along with the graceful silk ao dai, the non has become a sort of informal Vietnamese national symbol recognized worldwide.

The Non: National Headgear and Symbol of Vietnam

In my travels I've noticed that every country has its own national headgear. The United States ha...

Vietnam Steven K. Bailey

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The Tube Houses of Hanoi's Old Quarter

Hanoi's 'tube' dwellers vow to stay in ancient quarter...

Vietnam AFP/Ian Timberlake

Artists Mai Hien and Anh Khanh, husband and wife

Bui Mai Hien and Dao Anh Khanh

Anh Khanh , born 1959, Vietnam Graduated from the Industrial Arts College, Hanoi, Vietnam. Member...

Vietnam Global Directions Inc.

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How the Tiger Got his Stripes

This story took place in prehistoric times, when animals still had the power of speech. A young f...

Vietnam Unknown Author

Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam.

They caught my attention returning from the Central Highlands city of Dalat . " What are those ?"...

Vietnam Samantha Coomber

Full Metal Jacket (1987) Directed by Stanley Kubrick.

The Vietnam War on Film

* * * * * Apocalypse Now Redux (1979/2001), 197 min Directed by Francis Ford Coppola With Martin ...

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