Southeast Asia
Escape Plan
Joseph Kampff
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Report on the Man-Pamper Situation
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Southeast Asia. I know where I am. I know that sex tourism is a thing. I know that the possibilities for the type of…
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Expats, Tourists, and Travelers
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You would be forgiven for thinking that Hanoi is totally set up for American and British expats, who are everywhere here, and that everyone…
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How to Lose Friends on Facebook: Intermezzo
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348 friends is kind of a lot. At least it is for me. I don’t know that many people, not even close. And you…
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BBQ’d Dog: The Other, Other White Meat
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“No photo. No photo,” the lady who serves BBQ’d dog with blood sausages literally around the corner from our apartment in Hanoi kindly requested.…
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It’s a Good Thing You’re Keeping the House
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Virtually everyone I’ve told about the Southeast Asia Escape Plan has said it: “It’s a good thing you’re keeping the house.” It’s like a…
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Vietnamese Party Girls
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In my research for moving to Vietnam, I must have accidentally Googled “Vietnamese party girls” because my basic impression was that Vietnam is full,…
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BBQ Intermezzo: Chicken Feet on Chicken Street
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Everyone has a job on chicken street: the guy standing over an open-flame grill cooking skewered chicken thighs and breasts and gizzards and feet,…
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Plumbing Matters
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You do not flush the toilet paper in country. Don’t even think about it. This is not a suggestion like back in the old…
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Beer Corner
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The Beer Corner experience is so good I almost don’t want to spoil it for you. But I’ve never really shown any restraint before,…
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Streets Smart
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The word for street in country is phố. For example, our apartment is on Phố Phùng Hưng. Phố, which is pronounced like “foe” in the…