A story from Connla
Connla StokesStories by Connla Stokes, mostly set in Vietnam
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One Year Later: Falling for Saigon
“Because, you don’t have to live in Ho Chi Minh City for very long to realise how quickly things can change. It’s far from unusual to discover something you cherish has disappeared overnight, and where you can easily find yourself getting n...
What’s another year?
And life goes on: Saigon in 1976.
Chapter I
April 25, 1975
For weeks, the end has been inevitable. It is only a matter of time. Soon North Vietnamese forces will arrive and take control of the city. Well aware they are about to witn...
Hooked on bún chả: an age old Hanoi tale of appetite and longing
Ảnh: L.H.L — Source: Kenh14
“A man like me – addicted? Never.”
— Vũ Bằng
Chapter I: Confessions of an Irish bún chả eater
I once heard of a foreign fellow living in Hanoi who had become chronically addicted to bún chả – not a...
The purist’s guide to phở in Hanoi
Hanoi street scene, early 1940s. Photograph by Harrison Forman.
“To live in this world and not eat phở is foolish.
When the time comes to leave it,
one must surely offer phở as an offering.
So come, taste it now – lest you long for i...
The Last French Tables: A Culinary Endgame in Old Saigon
Turning a corner. Saigon, 1954, the year that the French lost the battle of Dien Bien Phu. In view are Rue d’Ormay and rue Catinat (today Mạc Thị Bưởi and Đồng Khởi).
1952–54
ON THE SURFACE, CENTRAL SAIGON seems reluctant to admit...
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