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…7 min read·Sep 1, 2022----
Connla StokesPhường 19A year ago, an American expat messaged me on Instagram: “Is Phường 19 in Bình Thạnh your ’hood, too?”5 min read·Jun 21, 2021--1--1
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.3 min read·Oct 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…4 min read·Oct 2, 2020--2--2
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.”…2 min read·Jul 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…4 min read·Jan 28, 2020----
Connla StokesA REFRESHINGLY HONEST PRESS RELEASE TEMPLATE FOR ANY SUPER BRAND THAT WANTS A LARGE PIECE OF…[PASTE LOGO HERE]2 min read·Dec 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…7 min read·May 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…4 min read·Oct 1, 2018----