Connla Stokes48 Hours in any Southeast Asian city, other than the one you (an expat) live in….~ An insider’s guide to a male expatriate’s conscious and subconscious thoughts as he explores [insert the name of any Southeast Asian city…Sep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022
Connla StokesPhường 19A year ago, an American expat messaged me on Instagram: “Is Phường 19 in Bình Thạnh your ’hood, too?”Jun 21, 20211Jun 21, 20211
Connla StokesThe man who leans in ‘real close’Pandemic, or no pandemic, you guess the man who leans in real close has always leaned in real close.Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
Connla StokesOur magical, humdrum Hanoi livesSometimes I get to thinking about those rare old times of early 21st century Hanoi. How about you, buddy? Nah, I’m not talking about the…Oct 2, 20202Oct 2, 20202
Connla StokesI am not going to Danang in the morning. No one is.I am not going to Danang in the morning. No one is. Vietnam’s Most Live-able City™️ is a no-go zone. Because, “COVID-19 flare up.”…Jul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020
Connla StokesLove in the time of highly infectious respiratory diseasesYour father has sent an email. It begins: “You probably saw this but I see the World Health Organisation has issued a global alert warning…Jan 28, 2020Jan 28, 2020
Connla StokesA REFRESHINGLY HONEST PRESS RELEASE TEMPLATE FOR ANY SUPER BRAND THAT WANTS A LARGE PIECE OF…[PASTE LOGO HERE]Dec 9, 2019Dec 9, 2019
Connla StokesIs this the real life, or is this just fantasy?The year is 2003AD, the month is February; the time just after eleven a.m. You are in a rented house on the non-colonial-side of the…May 10, 2019May 10, 2019
Connla StokesA tightfisted foreigner’s personal history of using lesser known items of currency (coins and…Do you remember the time coins were introduced to Vietnam? For a very, very short period it felt like ‘something’ for a country with one of…Oct 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018