2025-05-12

Letters from Indochina (Part 43)

On my final day, I spent the morning walking down Trang Tien Street — one of Hanoi’s oldest and most prominent roads. Long before...

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2025-05-11

Letters from Indochina (Part 42)

I set out before sunrise, hoping to snap photos of Long Bien Bridge just before rush hour. Built by the French in the early...

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2025-05-10

Letters from Indochina (Part 41)

I’m back in Hanoi — not just passing through, but staying long enough to reconnect with the city. It’s a place of contrasts: motorbikes...

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2025-05-09

Letters from Indochina (Part 40)

This morning I visited MandaLao, an elephant sanctuary just outside of Luang Prabang. Rather than offering rides or performances, the sanctuary provides a safe,...

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2025-05-08

Letters from Indochina (Part 39)

I’m back in Luang Prabang! I had high hopes of visiting Kuang Si Falls — arguably the area’s main attraction, best known for its...

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2025-05-07

Letters from Indochina (Part 38)

Today was my last day in Nong Khiaw — and unfortunately, it didn’t end the way I’d hoped. I had planned to hike Pha Daeng...

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2025-05-06

Letters from Indochina (Part 37)

This morning I finally joined the one-day tour to explore the area surrounding Nong Khiaw. (I had to cancel yesterday’s attempt after the vendor...

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2025-05-05

Letters from Indochina (Part 36)

This morning, I was scheduled to join a tour to visit a remote village that’s only accessible by boat. My vendor picked me up...

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2025-05-04

Letters from Indochina (Part 35)

This morning I visited the morning market in Luang Prabang — a narrow stretch of alleyways packed with stalls selling everything from sticky rice...

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2025-05-03

Letters from Indochina (Part 34)

Of the three countries that were once part of French Indochina, Laos is perhaps the least talked about — and historically, the least centralized....

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