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Sep 29, 2024 | worldcrunch.com | Gwendolyn Ledger Worldcrunch |Carla Neuhaus |Gwendolyn Ledger

HANOI — Had he never left Vietnam, Van Bau Nguyen would still be living with his parents. Even at 24, he would still share a bed with his brother and help his mother in the family's Hanoi workshop until late at night. "In Vietnam, it’s hard to find a well-paying job," Bau says, explaining what prompted him to leave. So, he moved 10,000 kilometers (6,200 miles) away to Germany.

Sep 28, 2024 | worldcrunch.com | Gwendolyn Ledger |Hazem el-Amin |Gwendolyn Ledger Worldcrunch

SANTIAGO — It was a three-course dinner in a reputed Santiago restaurant, El Toro, washed down with Chilean wines and an entertaining and instructive interview with a local wine expert. Before the end, diners stood up and vowed loyalty, hands on their hearts, to Chile's colors — which meant, in this case, its red and white wines.