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Prioritising depth over breadth, I write about travel, culture, architecture and food in Vietnam, a country I've lived in for over a decade. 

My byline can be found in many of the world's top publications, including The Economist, Wallpaper, Lonely Planet and Asia's first-rate in-flight magazines. I also author guidebooks, publish audioguides and speak on podcasts.

To see some of my portfolio highlights, scroll down. For specific verticals, look at the navigation bar above. To connect with me, click the icons below or subscribe. 

If you're planning a trip to Vietnam and looking for travel information and inspiration, click here to read free stories, guides and itineraries.

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Click here to find the physical and digital versions of my Bradt guidebook. In it you'll find:

· Advice on choosing the right mountains, beaches, caves and road trips to optimise your time in Vietnam.

· Tips on how to get the most out of key cities and towns while avoiding those pesky crowds.

· Dozens of recounted myths and legends, adding texture and context to the country’s history and culture.

· Specialist contributions from local journalists, historians, academics and travel experts to give depth to your trip.

Featured Work

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Genesis: Vietnam's Creation Myth

In the beginning, there was chaos. The realms – and everything that would later exist within them – were a knotted tangle of pre-elemental threads. The first entity to emerge from this primordial disarray was Ông Trời, the supreme deity, who set the sequence of creation in motion by pulling apart heaven and earth. By separating the universe into the physical and the ethereal, Ông Trời infused the universe with its most fundamental law: everything must exist within a system of cosmic balance. Vietnamese mythology is heavily influenced by Taoism, and this concept of duality is perhaps best understood through the lens of the Taoist yin-yang symbol, which has two equal but antithetical halves, each containing an element of its opposite.