DAILY PHOTO: Ferrys on the Perfume River

Photograph of a docked river ferry on Hue's Perfume River.
Photograph showing two ornate ferries on the Perfume River as it runs through Huế, Vietnam.

DAILY PHOTO: Boats Under Foul Skies

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Photograph taken in Bai Tu Long Bay in Northern Vietnam of boats, islands, and cloudy skies.

DAILY PHOTO: Mountain Pasture

Photograph taken in the countryside near Sapa, Vietnam.
Photograph taken outside Sapa, Vietnam on the QL4D highway on the road to Lao Cai.

DAILY PHOTO: Saint Joseph Cathedral, Hanoi

DAILY PHOTO: Mountains in the Haze

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Taken in Northern Vietnam, Sapa District, showing village and mountains.

PROMPT: Road Trip

Daily writing prompt
Think back on your most memorable road trip.

The one I think about most lately was around Cao Bang District (Vietnam) on a scooter, but maybe because it hasn’t been so long ago.

DAILY PHOTO: Sân Bóng Sóc Hà

PROMPT: Live Anywhere

Daily writing prompt
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Someplace inexpensive, with beaches and hikeable hilly / mountainous terrain within a reasonable distance, and where beer prices are not disproportionately high vis-a-vis the general cost of living. FYI — I call the latter the “stick-up-the-bum” index because if beer prices are relatively high, it usually means they are heavily sin-taxed (it’s not an expensive product to make,) and so disproportionately high beer prices suggest the society is trying to micromanage personal behavior. I may or may not want a beer (I’ll want one,) but I prefer to live in a society with a live-and-let-live mentality. Candidates exist in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Central Asia / Caucus region.

DAILY PHOTO: More Scenes from Muong Hoa Valley

Muong Valley, near Sa Pa, in Northern Vietnam.
Muong Valley, near Sa Pa, in Northern Vietnam. rice terraces.
Muong Valley, near Sa Pa, in Northern Vietnam. clouds.

DAILY PHOTO: Calisthenics Park, Hanoi