by kentwallace | Jun 9, 2022 | Blog
Ah, those Cua Lo mornings. The sun popping up—peeking from the cover of the horizon. Arising in flamboyant flare. Hurling soft hues skyward and spilling them onto a gentle, lulling sea. The ritual of a Cua Lo sunrise… Photos curtesy of Cua Lo local singer: Amy...
by kentwallace | Jun 9, 2022 | Blog
Nguyen Dam Linh is 26-years-old. He’s spent most of his life in Cua Lo. He’s a dedicated dad and entrepreneur. Linh, is in the process of expanding his business (his family expanded a year ago, with the birth of his second son). Linh’s wife, Trang, is a few...
by kentwallace | May 10, 2022 | Blog
Nguyen Thi Lan is a savvy business woman. Her hotel knowledge and people skills come from real-world experience. Her talents in the kitchen, come from her sheer joy of cooking. Lan was born in Thanh Hoa, a coastal town about 2.5 hours from Cua Lo (she moved...
by kentwallace | May 7, 2022 | Blog
I’m a sucker for romantic stories. And when Mai and I met Nguyen Thi Van, she provided a doozy. It seems that Van was working on the same road crew as a guy named Vinh (In Vietnam, women do the heavy-lifting, right alongside the men in construction projects etc.)...
by kentwallace | May 6, 2022 | Blog
Not only does Vo Nguyen speak English well, his delivery has a pronounced western flair. I had a hunch he’d spent time in the USA… “Actually,” he conceded, “I spent a year as an exchange student at Iowa’s Cornell College. I think I picked up a lot of the...
by kentwallace | Apr 25, 2022 | Blog
Cua Lo wakes up with the rising sun. People pilgrimage to the beach to swim under the multi-colored morning sky as it reflects off the glassy sea. But when the sun goes down, Cua Lo emits another kind of charm—a noir beauty that softens and shadows even the most...
