Hello, and welcome to the Constant Epicurean. This website is dedicated to our awesome adventures, and the stories in which those adventures create. Through my love for writing and photography, I bring our greatest journeys to everyone. From the four corners of America, to the mountain tops of Southeast Asia, come join us on our amazing journeys.
Beneath an Endless Sky
Beneath and Endless Sky - One Family's 28-day Wild Odyssey Across the Western U.S. Part 1 of a multi-part limited series.
Saturday Night Lights
The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 199. Saturday Night Lights. In this edition, we attend the Georgia Tech College Football home opener, discuss the popularity of college sports, and enjoy a beer in Bobby Dodd Stadium.
St. Augustine – America’s oldest city
The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 198. St. Augustine - America's oldest city. In this edition, we explore the nation's oldest city. From its fabled Hotels, and Spanish history to some of its modern food scene.
The Valley of Death – LZ Mustang
The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 195. The Valley of Death - LZ Mustang. In this edition, we take an emotional look at An Lão from the war years to today.
The H’re people of Nước Bo Village.
The Constant Epicurean Ep. 182, The H're people of Nước Bo Village. In this edition we travel to a remote mountain village to procure a traditional rice wine made in glazed jars.
Dragon Diaries #12 – Here Comes The Sun
Dragon Diaries #12 - Here comes the sun. In this, the 12th edition of a 20 part series about living in Vietnam during the pandemic and the worst Typhoon season in recorded history, we uncover the realities of life in constant rain and living with the pandemic as a foreigner in a foreign land.
Minh Mạng – The Last Great Emperor Of Việt Nam
The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 161. Minh Mang - The Last Great Emperor of Việt Nam. In this edition, we travel to the burial city of the Emperor Minh Mạng.
Chiang Mai – The Jewel Of The Thai Crown
The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 117. Chiang Mai - The Jewel Of The Thai Crown. In this edition, we land in Chiang Mai and begin to explore its many secrets.
An Lao
Life
Travel
Return To A Place Beyond Time
The Constant Epicurean Ep. 205, Return to the Place Beyond Time. In this edition, we arrive in An Lao, Diem's childhood home, after five years in the U.S. It is an emotional homecoming. I am invited to a local couples wedding. Read More
Ho Chi Minh City
Saigon
Travel
The Dog Days of Saigon
The Constant Epicurean Ep. 203. In this edition we awaken in Vietnam, our first day back in almost five years. It was a remarkable day. Read More
Saigon
Vietnam
A Return to the City of Two Names
The Constant Epicurean Ep. 202. In this edition we land in Saigon after almost five years away. The city is electric as always. Read More
Ho Chi Minh City
Life
Saigon
Vietnam
Vietnam, A Return
The Constant Epicurean, Ep. 201. After 4 years away, Diem, the girls, and I return to Vietnam for the beginning of a month long adventure. Read More
History
Life
AI is evolving faster than we are. Explore the ethics, wonder, and choices we face as humans on the edge of a technological singularity.
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The Last Invention: Ethics, Evolution, and the age of the Machine
Life
Texas
Travel
Beneath an Endless Sky – Day 26
Beneath an Endless Sky - Day 26 - Day 28 Ozona, Texas, to Galveston, Texas. In this edition we drive to Galveston and settle in for our first stop where stay more than one night. Our first rest in 26 days. Read More
History
Life
Nature
New Mexico
Texas
Travel
Beneath an Endless Sky – Day 25
Beneath an Endless Sky - Day 25. Lordsburg, New Mexico, to Ozona, Texas. Today, we explore White Sands National Park, National Park number 15 on our epic journey, and continue our push east toward home. Read More
Arizona
California
Life
New Mexico
Travel
Beneath an Endless Sky - Day 24. Joshua Tree, California, to, Lordsburg, New Mexico. Today we explore Joshua Tree, race down I-10 across Arizona, and push east toward home.
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Beneath an Endless Sky – Day 24
California
Food
Life
Travel
