Hanoi
Thanksgiving Is Becoming a Major Event in Hanoi
Four decades after the Vietnam war, Thanksgiving is becoming popular in Hanoi. Recreating traditional Thanksgiving dishes, however, requires resourcefulness and patience, but can result in some pretty unique interpretations.
Exploring Vietnam's Lunchtime Sex Motels
Nha Nghis—cheap hotels you can rent by the hour—are used by everyone from young couples in love to serial cheating sleazebags to prostitutes looking for a place to do business that's safer than the streets.
In Vietnam, "Depraved" Blogging Could Get You Locked Up for a Decade
On May the 16th, another blogger, Dinh Nguyen Kha, was sentenced to ten years in jail for "distributing anti-State propaganda" and "deliberately causing injuries."
The Unicốde-Loving Expat Who's Cybersquatting on Vietnam's Google
There’s a saying among expats in Hanoi: “Vietnam is the best party in the world, so long as you don’t question the party.”
I Ate and Drank Cobra in Vietnam's Snake Village
Feel like swallowing a snake's still-beating heart? Le Mat is the place to go.
I Ate a Dog in Hanoi
The first thing that struck me was the sheer chewiness. Ten gabbers on MDMA couldn't work up the gum power between them to gnaw through a chunk of this stuff in less than two minutes. What had started as a harmless foray into local tradition had...
Photographing the Loving Gays of Vietnam
Photographer Maika Elan spent last year photographing Vietnam's gay couples in their most intimate moments for her series The Pink Choice. The collection had perfect timing considering around the same time she was shooting the collection, rumors were...