This morning we got up early for the drive to My Son (pron. me son), ruins from the Cham empire 45 km south of Hoi An. The drive down was fascinating. School starts at seven (we left at 6:30) so everyone was out and about and we got to see the country “wake up.” Children [...]

One can only speculate on what Karl Marx would say if he were standing here gazing across the reflecting pool down the melding tiers of palm-fringed infinity pools that finally fuse into the South China Sea. Would he begin another philosophical tirade on a dichotomized social order, railing on the historic gulf between the bourgeoisie [...]

Cao Lau is the foremost traditional Hoi An food. Visitors to Hoi An always remember Cao Lau, which was considered by Quang Nam people as a special symbol for Hoi An. Cao lau noodles are carefully made from local new sticky rice. Water used to soak rice must be taken from wells in the Ba [...]

The ancient town of Hoi An, 30 km south of Danang, lies on the banks of the Thu Bon River. Occupied by early western traders, Hoi An was one of the major trading centers of Southeast Asia in the 16th century. Location: Hoi An, a city of Quang Nam province, is nestled along the coast [...]

Location: Hoi An, a city of Quang Nam province, is nestled along the coast of the East Sea within the region of central Vietnam. Hoi An was primitively acknowledged as a harbor town of the Champa community along the Thu Bon river that was soon considered as an important trading zone in the 16th and [...]