Posts tagged Dana Filek-Gibson

Getting attacked by a gang of monkeys leaves Dana Filek-Gibson wishing Vietnam took “safety first” a little more seriously. Lush, green and incredibly lenient, Vietnam …

Desperate to rekindle her love of running, Dana Filek-Gibson reluctantly signs up for a half-marathon in Da Nang, where her faith is restored by a …

Her mother quits partway through, but Dana Filek-Gibson bikes on to keep up with her sadistically inexhaustible father in the perilous cliffs of Vietnam’s northwest. …

To Dana Filek-Gibson’s friends and relatives back home, life in Vietnam can seem like paradise. Why shatter the illusion? Last month my grandparents, who are …

Dana Filek-Gibson dons her backpacker pants and embraces the inner tourist. The expat is a noble creature. Sunburned, perspiring, and remarkably gifted at charades, you …

Dana Filek-Gibson offers sage reflections on making it, or breaking up, with the local street food vendor. Difficult as it is to imagine life without …

With the pre-rainy season slump well underway, Dana Filek-Gibson offers suggestions on how to keep your cool in Saigon. As temperatures in the city reach …

This month, Dana Filek-Gibson promotes Frappucinos with a side of cultural exchange. Life as an expat is an exercise in contradictions. On the one hand, …

Doomsday has come and gone — again. Now that you’ve all survived, Dana Filek-Gibson encourages you to live each day to the extreme. To anyone …