Admire the ease you've had escaping writer's block!
Regarding the hard part, have you ever tried Scrivener? Wouldn't be surprised if you have, in which case I'd love to hear how helpful it is (or isn't) for you! I've never had the chance to try it but have heard people rave about it.
I actually found the clothes thing to be true of Thailand too. Except the quality is better in Thailand I think (they're Silk masters after all). However, I'd say quality custom clothing (tailored clothes) is easier to find in Vietnam. I do wonder if the fit thing is on purpose. Since Vietnam used to be (and still is in lots of parts) a poor country and surrounded by poor countries. I wonder if it's so they can buy less clothes and buy them less often. Buying clothes big and versatile so kids can grow into them, and they can save on buying expensive heavy jackets in the winter. Also, Asians like the kids with shirts down past their knees look too, they just tuck when necessary. That might play a role in the weird sizing also. It could also be that they export a lot to cold weather countries with larger kids (e.g. Eastern Europe). I didn't notice the issue in HCMC/Saigon, so maybe that's a better place to shop since there are a lot of foreigners visiting and living there.
Maybe try the custom/tailored clothes route instead? The cost of the tailoring in Vietnam and Thailand is actually pretty inexpensive.
That's a great point about the burning. I didn't really notice it like you did. Like it was definitely happening, but I think because I was in Jakarta Indonesia first, where it's sooooooooo much worse, I didn't really notice how often it occurred in Thailand, Vietnam and India. I do think that will go away a lot though over time. As I was talking with millennial and Gen Z locals in Saigon, they don't want to farm like previous generations. They want to make craft breweries, coffee roasters, art, work for factories/industry, or ideally work at the Tech companies. And they're more educated and aware of how bad it is.
How have you liked the coffee by the way? A local guide told me that Vietnam was one of the top coffee and beer consumers of the world (If I'm remembering correctly, they also roast and export a lot of coffee too).
I love the hard / easy / unexpected format! And super neat hearing about your experiences writing a book (it seems really hard) and traveling Vietnam (I just spent a week in da Nang!).
...super cool to hear that your rabbit holes are producing such fun/interesting connections...i've had similar wins in the past few months just exploring an idea or a history, a moment or thought, only to have the entire exercise happily produce some other amazing something...sometimes the ball just needs to get rolling for the magic to happen...
Putting my vote in for a part 2! :)
Admire the ease you've had escaping writer's block!
Regarding the hard part, have you ever tried Scrivener? Wouldn't be surprised if you have, in which case I'd love to hear how helpful it is (or isn't) for you! I've never had the chance to try it but have heard people rave about it.
I love this format!
I'm going to have to borrow it.
I actually found the clothes thing to be true of Thailand too. Except the quality is better in Thailand I think (they're Silk masters after all). However, I'd say quality custom clothing (tailored clothes) is easier to find in Vietnam. I do wonder if the fit thing is on purpose. Since Vietnam used to be (and still is in lots of parts) a poor country and surrounded by poor countries. I wonder if it's so they can buy less clothes and buy them less often. Buying clothes big and versatile so kids can grow into them, and they can save on buying expensive heavy jackets in the winter. Also, Asians like the kids with shirts down past their knees look too, they just tuck when necessary. That might play a role in the weird sizing also. It could also be that they export a lot to cold weather countries with larger kids (e.g. Eastern Europe). I didn't notice the issue in HCMC/Saigon, so maybe that's a better place to shop since there are a lot of foreigners visiting and living there.
Maybe try the custom/tailored clothes route instead? The cost of the tailoring in Vietnam and Thailand is actually pretty inexpensive.
That's a great point about the burning. I didn't really notice it like you did. Like it was definitely happening, but I think because I was in Jakarta Indonesia first, where it's sooooooooo much worse, I didn't really notice how often it occurred in Thailand, Vietnam and India. I do think that will go away a lot though over time. As I was talking with millennial and Gen Z locals in Saigon, they don't want to farm like previous generations. They want to make craft breweries, coffee roasters, art, work for factories/industry, or ideally work at the Tech companies. And they're more educated and aware of how bad it is.
How have you liked the coffee by the way? A local guide told me that Vietnam was one of the top coffee and beer consumers of the world (If I'm remembering correctly, they also roast and export a lot of coffee too).
So funny people are just burning stuff all over the place. Love the photos!
I love the hard / easy / unexpected format! And super neat hearing about your experiences writing a book (it seems really hard) and traveling Vietnam (I just spent a week in da Nang!).
...super cool to hear that your rabbit holes are producing such fun/interesting connections...i've had similar wins in the past few months just exploring an idea or a history, a moment or thought, only to have the entire exercise happily produce some other amazing something...sometimes the ball just needs to get rolling for the magic to happen...