Andie Dittman, Market meditation in Vietnam (TRAVEL 2026)

Held breath between bargaining. On the ocean shore. In laneways. Inside crowded warehouses. Vendors pause. Waiting. Watching. Peace appears in repetition. Hands returning to the same gestures, bodies settling into comfort. The business of the day loosens its grip. Attention drifts to crashing waves, to the soft churn of water in plastic buckets, to bolts of bright fabric hanging in dense rows. These moments are brief and beautiful in Vietnam's bustling marketplaces.

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