Author Archives: Varya

The Con Dao archipelago consists of 16 islands in the South China Sea off the SE Coast of Vietnam, of which Con Son is the main inhabited location.   It… Read more »

It is raining as we travel through the last part of this trip around the province of Dak Lak.   I decided to return a day early to the capital… Read more »

Right now I am in a luxury tent in a camp by Lak Lake with a full-blown monsoon rain pouring down around me.  Lightning is flashing through the curtains and… Read more »

Buon Ma Thuot I am now traveling by myself in a deluxe 12-seater vehicle with my private guide (Mr. Vu) and driver (Mr. Ho) through the province of Dak Lak… Read more »

Our plane arrived into Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) last night and the change from when I was last here in 2020 to today is almost disturbingly shocking.  The center… Read more »

Hoi An I am sitting by myself at an outside counter of a restaurant overlooking the main evening gathering place of tourists in the city of Hot An in Central… Read more »

Ba Ve Countryside We are leaving Hanoi today to experience some of the North Vietnamese countryside.   As I look out at the sea of motorbikes and cars around our… Read more »

I just arrived into Hanoi, one of my favorite cities, and I am about to begin a long 26 day visit to Vietnam. I will travel from North to South,… Read more »