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Vietnam People’s Air Force Museum
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Vietnam People’s Air Force Museum – Notebook and Image Gallery

Home to a contemporary history of Vietnamese skies. Read More
Pic du JourVietnam

Happy Birthday, Ho Chi Minh

A brief guide to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. Read More
Counting the bank - Hanoi Night Market
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45 Minutes at the Hanoi Night Market

Where men count the money and women do the work. Read More
Tombstone carvers, Hang Mam Street, Hanoi
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Hanoi’s Tombstone Street

At its most inviting just after dawn when the tombstones and their keepers come to life. Read More
Student at the Thanhxuan Peace Village, Hanoi
Pic du JourVietnam

Wars Never End, an Annual Reminder

Remembering a visit with Agent Orange's third generation. Read More
A shining smile in Sapa, Vietnam
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A Shining Smile, Sapa, Vietnam

The shining smile of a woman who just tried to sell me a girlfriend for a half hour. Read More
Drying rice, northern Vietnam
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Drying Rice, Northern Vietnam

This shot of a woman tending to part of her annual rice crop was taken in the village of Puco,... Read More
Terraced rice fields Tu Le Valley Vietnam
Pic du JourVietnam

Terraced Fields, Tu Le Valley, Vietnam

I had risotto tonight. So I think the association here is obvious. Read More
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Food Court, Sapa Central Market

I forgot what I ate, but I know it was delicious. Read More
Pic du JourVietnam

On the Ngo Dong River, Vietnam

An exceptional illusion of solitude. Read More
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Young Monk, Hanoi’s Temple of Literature

Seeing an image today of Barack Obama and Anthony Bourdain eating like –and with– locals in a small place in... Read More
Pic du JourVietnam

Street Shave, Nghia Lo, Vietnam (Pic du Jour)

Scene of my first street shave, too. Read More
Pic du JourStreet PhotographyVietnam

The Prince of Hàng Bè, Hanoi

The coolest motorbike taxi driver in Hanoi. Read More
Seamstress and vendor, Sapa Vietnam
Pic du JourVietnam

Pic du Jour: Seamstress and Clothes Vendor, Sapa, Vietnam

A portrait of a woman who sold me a pair of pants I'll never wear. Read More
Pic du JourVietnam

Terraced Rice fields, Tu Le Valley, Vietnam

Has anyone worked or watched a rice harvest? Read More
Pic du JourVietnam

Halong Bay Sunset

At a UNESCO World Heritage Site that's leaves the impression that it's being loved to death. Read More
Pic du JourVietnam

The Day I Wanted to Visit Ho Chi Minh

Today’s Pic du Jour, the blog’s 659th straight, is a reminder of the day, five years ago today, that I... Read More
PhotographyVietnam

The Guardian: Finding Vietnam’s War Children

From The Guardian, Finding Vietnam’s War Children, a fascinating story about US Army medic Bob Shirley who returned to the... Read More
Pic du JourVietnam

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Hanoi

Following up on my friend Lisa's suggestion, I created a Best-of page for this site today. It's been long overdue and has been on my mind since right about the time I snapped this photo of the mausoleum of Vietnamese revolutionary hero Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi back in October 2010. Read More
Rice fields in Vietnam's Tu Le Valley
Pic du JourVietnam

The Vietnam Moratorium March, 45 Years Later

Remembering one of the largest anti-war demonstrations in US history. Read More
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