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Dining in the Dark

May 02, 2017

by David Isle.   I know of few restaurants in the world where a single meal is worth a plane trip. But Noir in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam is one of them. The reason is not so much the food itself - ...

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The Jungle Will be Air-Conditioned

April 27, 2017

by David Isle.   I have had a most rare vision - past the wit of this man to say precisely what it was, but I will try. I went to Singapore thinking I would find a city - the “concrete jungle” as t...

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Ask the Rakish Man: Plane Travel

March 30, 2017

Hello everyone, and welcome to The Rakish Man. My name is Léon Philippe and I am here with all the right responses to your sartorial queries. I’ve poured my first glass of Grand Marnier, so let’s g...

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Competing Souvenirs

March 16, 2017

by Réginald-Jérôme de Mans.   I am in my favorite city. Its name, for the moment, does not matter. Favorite cities generally aren’t the ones we actually live in. We save favorites for places that w...

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The One Coat Wardrobe

February 09, 2017

by David Isle.   As I mentioned in a recent post, a long period of travel has forced me to choose which small percentage of my wardrobe I want to squeeze into a single suitcase. The most difficult ...

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The Two Shoe Wardrobe

January 26, 2017

by David Isle.   I will be traveling quite a bit over the next few months, and the less luggage I have to tote around with me, the better. I can get along fine for a few months with only one of the...

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