This is a beautiful part of Africa. I've grown partial to Vietnamese iced coffee, drunk to the poetic music of Trinh Cong Son. Some have said neither can be truly enjoyed without the other. Unfortunately, doing so outside of Vietnam just isn't the same as doing it there, with noises wafting in from a bustling street in the distance or right next to you, and heartbreak or elation or some other passionate sense one is bound to experience once one lands there.

On a related topic: This morning I saw an interview with a person by the name of Grant So-and-so who is behind a crowdfunding app in your neck of the globe. I was keen to find out more so that I may invest in a coffee tree, or a solar panel. If you have any intelligence on this matter, would you be so kind as to let me know any details? Thanks for writing this post - a trip down memory lane for me.