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• BOOK REVIEW: Iron Man: Civil War by Brian Michael Bendis Et. Al.

  

  Civil War: Iron Man by Brian Michael Bendis My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page With the “Captain America: Civil War” movie set to come out this year, one... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Fisherman on a Still Lake

  

  Taken on December 23, 2015 in Hoi An Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Credentials Presentation Room, Or Swanky Gold Room

  

  Taken on December 20, 2015 in Saigon This room, featuring lacquered furniture and artwork, is located in the Independence Palace (a.k.a. Reunification Palace) i... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: Adventures in Human Being by Gavin Francis

  

  Adventures in Human Being: A Grand Tour from the Cranium to the Calcaneum by Gavin Francis My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon page Dr. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Vung Vieng Floating Village: Or, Why Live Adrift?

  

  Taken on December 31, 2015 in Bai Tu Long Bay Vung Vieng sits scattered amid a dense cluster of skerries in Vietnam’s Bai Tu Long Bay. This was the second... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Inside Ngoc Son Temple

  

  Taken on December 26, 2015 in Hanoi Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: The Citadel of Hue

  

  Taken on December 24, 2015 in Hue Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Dragon Head at Đình Nam Hương

  

  Taken on December 26, 2015 in Hanoi Đình Nam Hương is a Buddhist temple across the road from Hoàn Kiếm Lake in the heart of Hanoi. It’... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Japanese Covered Bridge

  

  Taken on December 23, 2015 in Hoi An Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde by Robert Louis...

  

  The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page This novella has become more than just another... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• Flexibility & Power in Kalaripayattu: Confessions of a Gravitationally-Challenge...

  

  Learning third level material was when Kalaripayattu became daunting. Until then, it was just exhausting. I’d been doing a lap of the kalari consisting of high... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Slow-boating on the Mekong Delta

  

  Taken in December of 2015 in the Mekong Delta Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Dragon Bridge

  

  Taken on December 24, 2015 in Da Nang The Dragon Bridge (Cầu Rồng) straddles the Hàn River in central Vietnam. It was designed by a US firm, Ammann ... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Sunrise Over Bai Tu Long Bay

  

  Taken on January 1, 2016 on Bai Tu Long Bay Bai Tu Long Bay is the lesser known–but geographically larger–sibling of Ha Long Bay. Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Vietnam Military History Museum

  

  Taken on December 27, 2015 in Hanoi Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• BOOK REVIEW: The Good Psychopath’s Guide to Success by Andy McNab and Kevin...

  

  The Good Psychopath’s Guide to Success: How to Use Your Inner Psychopath to Get the Most Out of Life by Andy McNab My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amazon page The... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Tháp Rùa by Night

  

  Taken on December 26, 2015 in Hanoi Tháp Rùa is the Turtle Tower in the middle of Hoàn Kiếm Lake, which is the “Lake of the Returned Sword” or–more... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Thiên Mụ Pagoda

  

  Taken on December 25, 2015 at Hue Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Saigon by Night

  

  Taken in December of 2015 in Ho Chi Minh City (a.k.a. Saigon.) Share on Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc.ShareShare on TumblrTweetEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• DAILY PHOTO: Top 3 Things Hue Bike Rickshaws Carry

  

  #3 Party Supplies; Taken December 24, 2015 in Hue #2 Filing Cabinets; Taken December 25, 2015 in Hue #1 Lesser Bicycles: Taken December 25, 2015 Share on... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2016 SOCIETY, TRAVEL