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Côn Đảo Part 1: The Prisons of Côn Sơn Island
This Vietnamese island is a tropical paradise with a tortured past.
Travel Writing Class in Seattle: June 7, 2016
Join Dave for a workshop on how to write scintillating travel journals and publishable travel tales.
We’re Going to Eat What?!?! – A Thailand Street Food Challenge
Guest Globejotter Joan Lindsay Kerr promises to eat whatever she is offered. Rural Thailand tests her courage.
Vietnam Video Diaries: The Karaoke Candy Seller
A quiet outdoor restaurant gets noisy when a guy pulls up on a motorbike with candy to sell. He's got a secret weapon to get everyone's attention!
Ask Dave: Finding Your Blogging Niche and Passion
A writing student asks: How do I find my blogging niche if I have a wide range of interests?
The Psychology of Writing 2: Stop Procrastinating and Find Time to Write
Dave's latest workshop tackles time management for writers.
The Ho Chi Minh Chicken Emergency
60-second story – A renegade hen on the streets of Saigon: What could possibly be the problem?
How to Cure Your New Year’s Resolution Hangover
What's the best way to fulfill your resolutions in the year of the monkey? Start with a nap!
My Norwegian-Vietnamese-Cambodian Christmas
Frogs in tamarind sauce, mystery ooze in the bathtub, and a song lost horribly in translation.
Refocusing for 2016: Living in Vietnam’s Low-Cost Economy
Living in Saigon is cheap. I'm passing my savings onto my writing students!
