Recent Articles

• Happy Halloween

  November 4, 2008 in Vietnam

  It may look like a prison jumpsuit, but anyone who’s been here will instantly recognize my ensemble as that of an authentic Saigon street cleaner. Just don’t ask what I …

• The Nan Goldin Effect

  October 30, 2008 in Photography

  So I was looking at the logs for this site yesterday and I saw that somebody landed here via the search phrase “the nan goldin effect.” I couldn’t remember ever having written something about the …

• Cover boy.

  October 27, 2008 in Vietnam, Laos

  I’m not just a writer–I was also this month’s cover model. Why the glasses? I don’t know. I get paid to look good, not ask questions. Finally have uploaded some …

• Vietnam Death Metal

  August 29, 2008 in Saigon, Vietnam, Music

  It’s been a few months since I wrote, and I’m sure the question on everyone’s mind has been:  “But what is Vietnam’s death metal scene like?” Wonder no more! Here’s a video from Saigon’s own …

• Goodbye, New Zealand; Hello again, world.

  April 24, 2008 in New Zealand, Vietnam

  Good blogging intentions are the first things to go when you’ve got 4500 kilometers of New Zealand to drive with hundreds of hostels and dozens of towns and cities to visit and write about. The …