Episode 13: Conclusion - The Main Lessons
After two months in production, 6 cities, and over 3,850km, my summer adventure is coming to an end. It would only be fitting to write this conclusion episode to sum up the takeaways I gathered from m...
6 Sep 202213min
Episode 11: Hanoi - The Evolution of Northern Cuisine
On this third and final episode in the North of Vietnam, I headed back from my multi-day adventure in Sapa and Lao Cai to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. I embarked on a cuisinal journey to explore the...
2 Sep 202229min
Episode 12: Saigon 2 - Ben Thanh Market and the Role of the "Marketplace"
In this episode, we will explore the history of Ben Thanh Market, what its function is, as well as the perception of the market from the people who work within them. As this is one of the last episode...
2 Sep 202223min
Episode 9: Sapa 1 - A Descriptive Introduction
I returned from my trip to Buon Me Thuot where I had a couple of days to prepare for my last trip of the summer: a two-week long excursion up North to Sapa and Hanoi. This two-week trip would prove to...
30 Aug 202224min
Episode 7: Buon Me Thuot 1 - The Exile House
The Buon Me Thuot Exile house was built by the French government from 1930-1931 to isolate, quarantine, and imprison political figures including leaders of the Xo Viet Nghe Tinh revolution as well as ...
17 Aug 202215min
Episode 8: Buon Me Thuot 2 - Stilt House Culture and Urbanization
I went to three villages, or Buôn as they are called in Vietnamese in Buon Me Thuot: Buôn Buôr, Buôn Kuốp, and Buôn Akô Đhông. Three of these villages are all within the same central Vietnamese area a...
17 Aug 202227min
Episode 5: Quy Nhon 2 - A Soldier's Wartime Message
Returning to Quy Nhon, there was one person whose stories I am determined to record: my grandpa, Mr. Bien. At 92 years old, he had lived through over 39 years of war against the French, Americans, as ...
10 Aug 202226min
