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Charlie Don't Surf – Vietnam Travel Diary

Charlie Don't Surf – Vietnam Travel Diary

From The Archive: Four weeks on the road with two dear friends, reflections on the ethics of tourism and travel, and lessons gleaned from emptying one's heart of purpose and plan.

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Feb 01, 2024
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Author’s Note: This travel diary was initially posted on my old website blog (charlesmcbryde.com) in 2020, during the worst of the pandemic. It was written over a series of fevered, Bourbon-infused evenings at my childhood home in South Carolina while I was pining away for the now inaccessible possibility of international travel. It is reproduced here i…

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