Eastward Ho: My Adventures in the East
About
I’m Will, an English teacher based in Pleiku, Vietnam. Originally, this blog was started to document my trans-Siberian journey, but as that adventure never ended because I chose not to return to the UK, so this blog has evolved into a journal of my life out east. Alongside reflections on daily life, sometimes I delve into my broader interests, mostly anthropology, technology and hats. Join me as I put my wandering thoughts to paper.
Categories
- journal
- Transsiberian Adventure: From Moscow to Osaka by Train & Boat (2019)
- Christmas in China (2019-2020)
- History of Pleiku
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Recent Posts
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Lương Văn Chánh: Phú Yên’s Founding Father
When I first came to Tuy Hòa, I had vague ideas about funding my travels by writing online. This was before ChatGPT, when copywriter might have been a viable option. I used this blog to practise, read a few guides, and produced some quite bad content including a piece about “hidden gems in Vietnam”, which… Read more
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Bình Định
Three days after the typhoon, I wandered down to The Social in Quy Nhơn, an expat hangout I’d assumed would still be closed—the street had been pitch black the night before—but it was suddenly lit up like a Christmas tree. We hauled wooden armchairs onto the pavement and sat there in the warm, dry evening,… Read more
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Chà Citadel
When I went out of Quy Nhơn city again, this time to visit Chà citadel, I had the most idyllic drive through the Vietnam countryside I’ve had to date. There was not a cloud in sight. The Côn river sluggishly drifted by. Cows grazed at its edge, bamboo leant over the water as if it’s nodding… Read more
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The Capture of Nguyen Nhac at Quy Nhon
It’s 1773, and the red flag of the Tây Sơn movement flies above An Khê town. Due to being squeezed for taxes, people have gathered there in open rebellion against the Lê emperor and their subordinate Nguyễn lords who rule the puppet Kingdom of Champa as their own private thiefdom. Having strengthened their ranks for… Read more
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An Nhơn: Bình Định Citadel
A painting caught my eye; a mob surging towards a castle gate while French soldiers in pith helmets brace to hold the line. This was in the Quy Nhơn Museum back in 2020, and it made me want to walk in the footsteps of those brave folk. But when I tried to find the castle… Read more
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