Destination: Vietnam

Photos: Mekong Delta Tour

Fri, 23 May 2014 | By cfitchey | Photo Gallery

Day 100: Saigon, I Mean, Ho Chi Minh City! I hardly know where I am anymore.

Thu, 22 May 2014 | By cfitchey | Views [301]

Holy moley. It's day 100 of this crazy adventure. And I can hardly figure where I am these days. Physically. Yes, maybe. But, mentally, it's all starting to run together. Had a lazy first day in Ho Chi Minh City. I didn't like the hostel I originally ... Read more >

Photos: Ho Chi Minh City

Thu, 22 May 2014 | By cfitchey | Photo Gallery

Photos: Up and Down The Hill and Bay

Tue, 20 May 2014 | By theothersideoftheworld | Photo Gallery

The Ghostly Citadel of Hue

Sat, 17 May 2014 | By goingsolo | Views [610]

The Citadel in Hue is one of the most beautiful places I have had the opportunity to explore.  It has been ravaged by war, but there has been some effort to restore it to its former glory.  I can't help but observe the contradiction between ... Read more >

Tags: citadel, culture, hue, royalty

Latern Lined Hoi An

Fri, 16 May 2014 | By goingsolo | Views [471]

Hoi An is everything I remember it to be: wistful, relaxed and latern lined.  It is a bit more touristy than it was years ago, but I think that is inevitable. I only spent a day in Hoi An, since I had been there before and was keen to keep moving ... Read more >

Tags: dresses, food poisoning, hoi an, laterns, tailor, tourists

A Paradigm Shift

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By heroyster | Views [248] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

I wasn’t going to write in, because the criteria of a "travel focused essay based on personal experience" seemed daunting for a person like me who had limited travel experiences I’d call my own. Then, I decided I had nothing to lose by trying. Let me ... Read more >

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The Poor Child outside the luxurious Tomb

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By hanhminhthinks | Views [244] | Scholarship Entry

20km of riding a motorbike without knowing the way was not the hardest part of our trip. What bothered me after the trip and ingrained it into my mind was a child’s begging, and that I refused her. Earlier that morning, we were so sure that the tombs ... Read more >

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Roosters, Rice Wine and Red Faces

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By helpmerhonda219 | Views [298] | Scholarship Entry

Roosters, Rice Wine, and Red Faces Jarred from my sleep, I sat up, my heart racing to the tune of a piercing animal noise. I glance toward the unfamiliar sound emerging from the floor, and I see two arguing roosters (maybe it was a discussion). A city ... Read more >

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White Knuckle Ride

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By kiaorannie | Views [200] | Scholarship Entry

The sun is about to set over Hanoi. I have been waiting on this street corner for two hours. Sitting on a small plastic stool at a small plastic table, much like the ones you see at children's tea parties, I survey the cacophony of motorbikes and taxis ... Read more >

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Cycling Vietnam's Rice Bowl

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By kimberlite | Views [243] | Scholarship Entry

I am not an athlete. I’m the type of person who would reliably score on her own team in school. Surprisingly, here I am on day three of cycling through a rice cooker—the humid rice paddies of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta in the rainy season. Even more surprisingly, ... Read more >

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Love at Second Sight

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By littlethings | Views [632] | Scholarship Entry

Do you believe in love at second sight? Maybe? Believe it now because I had one. I experienced love the second time around. A love not meant to last but to be remembered forever. The first time my sister introduced me to her I was never mesmerized or ... Read more >

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A marketplace experience

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By travellingkate | Views [192] | Scholarship Entry

The sun has just come up and already Ho Chi Minh City’s streets are bustling with motorcycles and tourists on rickshaws. After four weeks of roaming Vietnam’s coastline my three traveler friends and I have become accustomed to crossing the chaotic streets.... Read more >

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When dreamer becomes nomad. Way to find Home.

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By wild-mint-free | Views [184] | Scholarship Entry

I woke up; could not remember how I fell as sleep. The bus was shaking a little bit. Others passengers were in deeply sleep. It’s dark outside. 2:00 am. It had been 12 hours away from home. Yes, 12 hours ago, I have made very quick decision. Quit. Then ... Read more >

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Chaotic Order

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By elsie | Views [225] | Scholarship Entry

Every rev of an engine tugs my heart, I purse my lips through every acceleration and the constant braking makes my stomach lurch. My arms are around my aunt’s waist and my fingers are tightly intertwined so that only a crowbar could unlock the fear sealing ... Read more >

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