Grandma’s real name is Huyền Tôn Nữ Thị Tý. It is quite an usual name for Vietnamese, however, was a distinctive character to distinguish her as a royal member from peasants. She was born...

I happened to meet Ôn Thí ( Mr. Thí) on an afternoon roaming around Chi Lang Gia Hoi ancient town. I lovingly called him “the Chi Lang barber”. His hairdresser shop is a small...

Andrea Bobo Teufel recently became my friend in Hue. Originally a German-born conservation expert, she moved to Hue about 10 years ago working as a Hue conservationist under a partnership with German government. I...