
The late afternoon color palette of Hoi An Old Town is exquisite. As the sun gets closer to the horizon, the golds and yellows that cover the exteriors of many Old Town buildings glow in the soft light.
I don’t know about you, but I am not going to miss 2023, though to be honest, on a personal level, I had a good year. However, I certainly cannot say the same for the world around me. There is not a great deal to feel excited or upbeat about as we stumble into 2024, at least that is how things look from my corner of the world. I guess it is up to all of us to make the new year as happy and decent as we can. Let’s get to it!