December 15, 2018 Anh Sơn From tourist central, our phượt next took us far from anything. Nestled at the edge of the mountains in Nghe An province, near Pù…
December 7, 2018 Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng Did you know? Did you know Vietnam is home to the largest known cave in the world? Its name is Sơn Đoòng, and it…
November 20, 2018 Huế Pop quiz time: what’s the capitol city of Vietnam? No, it’s not a trick question. The capitol is Hanoi, of course. But less than…
November 13, 2018 Đà Nẵng “Ah damn-near lost mah leg in Da Nang!” That’s about the only context I’d ever heard in reference to Đà Nẵng before moving to…
November 4, 2018 Sa Huỳnh I’ll make a disclaimer up front: I don’t have too much to say about today’s location, and sadly we don’t have many pictures either….
November 2, 2018 Qui Nhơn Qui Nhơn is one of those places that, even after living in Vietnam for several years, was never on my radar. Unlike Nha Trang,…
November 1, 2018 Phú Yên I have lived more than two years in Vietnam, but I may now have a new idealized mental picture of the country. That picture…
October 30, 2018 Nha Trang You know you’re in tourist central when signs are printed in four languages. Long ago, Nha Trang was part of the large sprawling empire…
October 24, 2018 Introduction: Phượt Hello Internet! I’m Jay, the Worldly Nerd, and I’m here to take you on a journey. I’m a boring suburban-raised American nerd who decided…