• Hoi An Earth Day

    o This is before the lights all went out. We had a nice quite time in our darkened hotel. The whole city was in on 60+. It was really cool.

  • Run notes

    So Nick and I have been tearing up the streets of Hoi An running lately. I hit 15 k today, Nick is aiming for 9 miles. It is warming up here, and we slept in today but had a great run. We ran all the way to the dock for the Chaim Island ferry. It…

  • Kanten or china grass pudding

    http://www.food.com/recipe/basic-fruit-kanten-213547 Just for anyone wanting this recipe….

  • Buddist Temple Lunch

    Astrid and I were lucky enough to be invited to lunch at a Buddist temple today. The receptionist at the hotel who was won over by Nick bringing her oranges when she had a cold in January, visits this temple daily. She was kind enough to invite us to join her on this day as…

  • Morning glory/ Ipomoea aquatica

    Ipomoea aquatica or Morning Glory Pennywort used for rau ma We daily pass by a beautiful verdant field on our way into the old area of Hoi An. This field was beinging sown in January and is being picked now. Yesterday we saw a woman walk into the field and begin to snip bunches of…

  • Hoi An turn of last century

    You know, this town is great because some things change and some stay the same.