№ 01 · 13Quảng Ninh
Hạ Long Bay
Where dragons descended into the sea.
A Journey · 22 stops
From Việt Nam,
back to Việt Nam.
Famous places and quiet moments. A small love letter to the country that grew the rice in the glass.
I. Places
13 postcards
№ 02 · 13Far North
Hà Giang
Above the clouds, where the rice grows in spirals.
№ 03 · 13Lào Cai
Sa Pa
Misty mornings in the Muong Hoa valley.
№ 04 · 13Tràng An
Ninh Bình
Karst cliffs, lily pads, and a slow sampan.
№ 05 · 13Quảng Nam
Hội An
A thousand silk lanterns on the Thu Bồn at dusk.
№ 06 · 13Central Coast
Đà Nẵng
Golden hour over the long curve of My Khe.
№ 07 · 13TP. Hồ Chí Minh
Sài Gòn
Neon, motorbikes, and a bottle on a black bartop.
№ 08 · 13Gulf of Thailand
Phú Quốc
White sand, pastel sky, the day folding into the sea.
№ 09 · 13Yên Bái
Mù Cang Chải
Spiral terraces, the colour of harvest gold.
№ 10 · 13Imperial Citadel
Huế
Behind the vermillion walls of a forbidden city.
№ 11 · 13Highlands
Đà Lạt
Pines in mountain mist, a French summer that never left.
№ 12 · 13Mekong Delta
Cái Răng
Floating market at first light, a kettle of coffee at dawn.
№ 13 · 13Đà Nẵng
Cầu Rồng
The dragon breathes fire across the Han River.
II. Moments
9 small things
№ 01 · 9Hanoi · Café Giảng
Cà phê trứng
Egg coffee, upstairs, where time slows.
№ 02 · 9Hanoi · Phố Đường Tàu
Train Street
A railway between living rooms.
№ 03 · 9Hanoi · Rooftop
Hoàn Kiếm
Sunrise over the lake of the returned sword.
№ 04 · 9Hanoi · 6 AM
Phở
Steam, broth, and tiny stools before the city wakes.
№ 05 · 9Saigon · sidewalk
Bánh mì
Yellow cart, warm baguette, late afternoon.
№ 06 · 9Saigon · sidewalk
Cà phê sữa đá
A phin still dripping, motorbikes streaming past.
№ 07 · 9Hội An
The Tailor
Bolts of silk, an old Singer, afternoon light.
№ 08 · 9Village courtyards
Bánh tráng
Translucent rice paper drying in the sun.
№ 09 · 9Lunar New Year
Tết
Marigolds, mai blossom, and the smoke of incense.