Latest Blog Posts for Salad Days, Zen Nights

• Drugs in South East Asia
  on Jan 19, 2009
  We've been at the computers a lot lately, so I thought I would blog again, just for fun.   Thanks to everyone who sent me a newsy and for the part of the Canadians "it's-really-cold-up-here!" email.  It's great t
• Saigon, Vietnam
  on Jan 17, 2009
  A roving salesperson attempts to cross the road in the face of everyday cycle traffic.   NB...
• on Jan 17, 2009
  Have I mentioned that South Asians love dragons?
• Buddha Art
  on Jan 17, 2009
  There are numerous ways that Buddha is represented. In this sculpture in Hue, Vietnam the Buddha is "ascending" or what Anne's dad, Joe Dietrich, would call: "Entering timeless life." This is my favorite representation so far that
• Mui Ne, Vietnam
  on Jan 17, 2009
  Fish sauce is stored and fermented in these huge vats. The savory smell of it in this area was overpowering.
• Good morning for Vietnam!
  on Jan 17, 2009
  Well, it's not actually morning here, but it is morning in North America.  So strange that the end of the day here is the beginning of the day where home is.   We have been in Vietnam for almost 4 weeks, and although the first 2 we
• The proverbial doorway to adventure...
  on Jan 17, 2009
  This is an image from the imperial palace in Hue, Vietnam.   NB...
• Ho Chi Minh City
  on Jan 17, 2009
  The guidebook did not cover this among the dangers of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City): Anne is attacked by a giraffe who later attempts to eat her skirt.   NB...
• Hoi An, Vietnam.
  on Jan 17, 2009
  A seller of Chinese lamps makes an adjustment to his wares in Hoi An, Vietnam.
• Pig Faces
  on Jan 17, 2009
  Despite the fact that seeing a multitude of pig faces on display in the market may strengthen the resolve of some to never eat flesh again, it is rather difficult to be a vegetarian here. The problem is that most ingredients, when added to soup--for...

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