Hue

Over the Moat: An Interview with James Sullivan

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Feb 2004 04:14:59 +0000

I had come here on a bike trip, and that was over now, but as one of the lights went out in the house nearby and the train bucked again, I had a feeling that my journey had only just begun. -James...

By the Perfume River

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:39:04 +0000

After languishing for more than a quarter of a century as a tumble-down government-run hotel, the former colonial mansion by the Perfume River has been restored to its past elegance and grandeur

Along the Perfume River

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:26:39 +0000

The author visits the royal mausoleums of Hue, along the broad, aptly named Perfume River which meanders through this former Imperial City in Vietnam.

Colors of Hué

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Oct 2000 21:09:00 +0000

Where are you heading? I asked a couple of backpackers in Hanoi. "We're off to see Hugh", they replied. "Hugh? Hugh who?" "You know, 'Hugh', the old imperial capital of Vietnam", they insisted.

Hué To Go

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Feb 2001 00:24:34 +0000

The ghosts of emperors, concubines and eunuchs still people the imperial tombs of Vietnam's cultural capital of Hué. Tu Duc had everything - and nothing. The nineteenth century Vietnamese emperor was...

A Tour of Stately Opulence

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 05:01:32 +0000

Where to stay when in Hue...

Louise Serfontein, Chef Extraordinaire

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:23:36 +0000

“What I like about Asian cuisine is that it is fresh and has good flavour without the kilojoules.”

Driving Highway One: Hue

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Feb 1995 08:00:00 +0000

Return to Driving Highway One by Lisa Spivey

In My Dreams

Anonymous — Sun, 18 Nov 2001 23:01:10 +0000

The city of Hue, Vietnam was the old capital. The Perfume River winds thru town on one bank the old capital, The Citadel and on the other The Saigon Morin Hotel. In my dreams I'm entering the front...

Good Morning Vietnam

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Nov 2002 01:26:15 +0000

Hue, Vietnam, early morning. The city wakes up...

Act of Random Kindness!

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:12:49 +0000

Hue,2003. My wife and I are staying at the Saigon Morin Hotel. My favorite hotel in Vietnam. It is over 100 years old but it is first class. On a very hot day, we cross over the Perfume River Bridge.

Good Things Do Come In Small Packages: Hue: Monuments of an Ancient Capital

Anonymous — Sun, 01 Dec 1996 08:00:00 +0000

We all know that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but if you'll be carrying that book through the steamy summer streets of Hue, Vietnam, you should most definitely judge it by the size of its...

Remembrance.

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Jan 2005 04:53:02 +0000

Hue, May 2003. My wife and I are in the market. I buy a package of incense sticks. My wife asks why I bought them to take home. I tell her that they are not for home. They are for here! She now...

Dinner on the Perfume River

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Jul 2002 00:15:53 +0000

Hue, 2002. Tonight we are going to have dinner on a boat on the Perfume River. As we arrive at the dock it is dark. A crowd of people watch as we are dressed in traditional Vietnamese clothes with...