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Wednesday, June 18, 2025








Eleven year old girl at Cà Phê Cà Pháo on 6-18-25--Vung Tau copy



Eleven years old, she's the older daughter of Cà Phê Cà Pháo's owner. Intensely interested in my photos, today she asked to see many more, so I showed her images of Kiev, Tokyo, Bengaluru and Singapore.









Two girls wearing inline skates at Cà Phê Cà Pháo on 6-18-25--Vung Tau copy



[Cà Phê Cà Pháo]


Sunday, June 15, 2025

Thanks for a $50 donation from a long time, steady supporter!

I just emailed him this message:

"All that madness in the Middle East makes me want to return to Lebanon, but my friend Taxi has disappeared! My friends and contacts tend to be on the older side, so this is not too unusual.

"In Lebanon four years ago, I went to the Iranian embassy twice to ask for a visa, but they would not let me in. Soleimani had just been assassinated by Trump, our "peace president." Hoping to go to Tehran, I got in touch with my interpreter and minder, a requirement for Americans entering the country. There's no chance of an American going there now."
 
 


Friday, June 13, 2025








Linh Dinh at Ông Bầu Coffee on 6-13-25--Vung Tau copy



After two coffees elsewhere, I had three cappuccini at Ông Bầu Coffee. Exhausted today. At nearly 1PM, I haven't gotten a new article started. Took some photos, that's all. Should just go home and sleep.









Sidewalk cafe with shrine to the Mistress at base of banyan tree, on 6-13-25--Vung Tau copy













Remodeled Colonial villa near construction site on 6-13-25--Vung Tau copy