by kentwallace | Mar 14, 2024 | Blog
It’s 1984. A father and mother, and their four children, are peddling bicycles on a 15-kilometer trek from Vinh City to Cua Lo beach. They go to Cua Lo to swim, but 7-year-old Hiep is fascinated by the port with the ships and the bustling activity of the docks…...
by kentwallace | Aug 27, 2023 | Blog
F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck and Hunter S. Thompson all added a unique twist to the American Dream ethos: The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas… Well, Cua Lo Beach has its own, real-life version of the American Dream and it...
by kentwallace | Jul 13, 2023 | Blog
Venus (English teacher and translator extraordinaire) was serving as helmsman on this particular interview. She guided us to Cua Lo’s newly minted Minh Quoc Kindergarten. We were there to meet Nguyen Thi Thuy (an erudite educator who speaks of Montessori and Rudolf...
by kentwallace | May 12, 2023 | Blog
When Venus (my translator/sidekick) and I ambled up the fern-lined, stone path entrance of Tia To Glamping, we felt as though we’d entered another realm, an oasis of sorts—a fabulous, new little outpost in the heart of Cua Lo (just a few blocks from the beach). Tia To...
by kentwallace | Mar 19, 2023 | Blog
Even when you live in a place as idyllic as Cua Lo you seek the occasional getaway. I know I do, and I’ve found just the spot. 11-miles from Cua Lo (on a route which includes quaint backroads) is Bai Lu. And while Bai Lu is the name you’ll find on maps, Google...
