Archive for April 2026

Whenever you pass through immigration in a foreign country there are always multiple crowded lines.  Some specifically for national citizens, some for foreign passport holders, and some for Ambassadors.  I always look for the shortest line in the foreign passport holder line.  One that seems to be moving right along.  There is still generally quite…

When we first moved to the city of Hanoi, Vietnam we lived in the district called Chong Vi.  We rented a two-story house that was shaped like a piece of pie.  On both sides it connected to a neighbor – our outside wall was their wall.  At the front there were three steps and then…