Here I am in Hanoi, standing in front of Ho Chi Minh’s tomb. Hanoi was grey, crowded, and the air was chokingly dirty on the day we visited (we spent most of our time up north in a lovely hill area called Thanh Hoa, visiting farmers and sharing one memorable meal with local Communist officials, [...]

I arrived very late last night (or very early this morning, depending on how you look at it) in The City Once Known as Saigon. Walking around today — a tourist in full, complete with a brand new tropical shirt and camera around the neck — I am immediately targeted by every street person. Here [...]