March 23, 2024 Someone asked if I had taken a photo of Independence Palace while in Saigon. If you recall, on the morning of April 30, 1975, a column of 7 North Vietnamese tanks rolled down Saigon’s deserted streets and crashed through the gates of South Vietnam’s presidential palace. A soldier leapt from the lead… Read more

March 21, 2024 First, let me share with you a photo I forgot to include on my post on Hoi An, Vietnam. I will explain to you later why I am including this picture. Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Or is it Saigon, Vietnam? Tourists have come to know this city as Ho… Read more

March 19, 2024 After a short time in Da Nang, I decided to return to a Vietnam that I remember. Hoi An is only a 50-minute ride away by bus from Da Nang, but a world of difference away in culture. Hoi An maintains many traditions that you do not see in the larger Vietnamese… Read more

March 19, 2024 No city is more synonymous with the Vietnam War than Da Nang. A few weeks ago, was the 59th anniversary of when the US Marines landed on the shores of Da Nang on March 8, 1965. For our young readers here is my quick synopsis of the Vietnam War. For over 150… Read more

March 17, 2024 Surprisingly, they do seem to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in many different parts of the world. Saw some folks in Hong Kong wearing green and saw a sign for a St. Patrick’s Day Party. Uh, it was in a pub… Thanks for travelling with us… Read more

March 17, 2024 If I asked you to find Hong Kong on a map of China, you would have difficulty finding it. You will note that I didn’t start this blog with Hong Kong, China… The reason being is that Hong Kong, unbeknownst to many, is not part of China. Hong Kong is a special… Read more

March 16, 2024 Thank you for your recent comments on my blog regarding Tianjin, China and its regulatory compliance environment. Your comments let me know that some of you are following along. Any writer appreciates feedback. The blog begged the larger question of what is the probability of China overtaking the United States as the… Read more

March 16, 2024 The Houthis are a group of makeshift radicals who have attacked cargo ships in the Red Sea under the pretext of solidarity with the Palestinians. The group, based in Yemen, and most notably backed by Iran, has said it will continue assaulting vessels in the vital waterways of the Red Sea. Their… Read more

March 14, 2024 Tianjin, China is where many cruise travelers will disembark to visit Beijing, China. The appeal is obvious. Beijing is the home of The Great Wall, The Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. The difficulty is that it is a 3-hour bus ride each way (on a good day) Now might be a good… Read more

March 12, 2024 Most travelers bypass Dalian, China enroute between Shanghai and Beijing. As our companies are registered in Delaware, we maintain a virtual office in Wilmington, Delaware. No one thinks of stopping in Wilmington (although it is a lovely city) enroute between NYC and DC. So it is with Dalian, China. The great part… Read more