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Fri, 12 Oct 2012 | By sglass | Views [1874]
Hoi An! One of the highlights of the trip so far, Hoi An is a beautiful city where the majority of the buildings age from 150 to 300 years old. Hoi An was once considered to be the best trading port in all of Southeast Asia. The city was founded in the ... Read more >
Tags: ancient town, beaches, cua dai, hoi an, lantern festival, tailors
Thu, 11 Oct 2012 | By sglass | Photo Gallery
Exploring the ancient and beautiful city of Hoi An
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Wed, 3 Oct 2012 | By sglass | Views [1594]
So after our all-too-brief two weeks in Cambodia, we hightailed it back to Ho Chi Minh City to meet up with the other Chidley children! Turns out, thanks to a fun twist of fate, both Joe's older sister, Margie, and younger brother, Sam, were BOTH going ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, duong dong, fish sauce, ho chi minh city, night bus, phu quoc, snorkeling, vietnam
Tue, 2 Oct 2012 | By sglass | Photo Gallery
We journey back to Vietnam to meet up with Joe's brother and sister and spend a week on the beautiful tropical island of Phu Quoc
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Mon, 3 Sep 2012 | By lizscar | Views [502]
We left the hotel at around noon for the war museum. We were instantly hounded by several Cyclo drivers. I think the drivers see Jared and assume he has trouble walking (which, granted, he did - he did not wear his gloves and got tired after walking ... Read more >
Mon, 3 Sep 2012 | By lizscar | Views [632]
I just spent 30 minutes writing this entry and the computer crashed....arrrgg...so I will write it again, but quicker as my allergy medicine (taken for possible shrimp ingestions) is kicking in and making me feel really tired. I started my last ... Read more >
Sun, 2 Sep 2012 | By lizscar | Views [540]
My second day in Hoi An started with a bus ride to My Son (pronounced Mee-Sun) - Cham ruins 3 hours outside of Hoi An. I was picked up by a tour company. The tour started at 8 am and ended at 2pm - included transportation to and from the ruins, and ... Read more >
Sat, 1 Sep 2012 | By hanadignan | Views [546]
Saigon, the big city center of Ho Chi Minh, has stolen my beloved fake sunnies. Otherwise the last week or so has been interesting. I have embraced the lazy side of luxury travel. The comfy bed and buffet breakfast has taken me in. I do look forward ... Read more >
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 | By lizscar | Views [788] | Comments [2]
Right now I am sitting in the lobby of my hotel in Hoi An freaking out becaue my bank keeps sending me notices that my card's threshold has been reached (several times), yet I have not used that card. It must be fraud. But, my user name and password ... Read more >
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 | By lizscar | Views [1071] | Comments [1]
I'm not so sure where I left off....(and the computer is telling me that every word is mispelled - arrggg) I arrived at the train with no problem; Ruby had called me a cab. I easily read my train ticket (having looked up on Google how to do so before ... Read more >
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 | By lizscar | Views [1119] | Comments [3]
(Sorry - no spell check where I'm at now - so this entry will be very raw) So - here are some notes I took in my paper journal during my last day (without Jared) in Hanoi: Stayed in the hotel until noon! Then I ventured out to find the Sinh Ha ... Read more >
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 | By lizscar | Views [1844] | Comments [4]
Jared has just left for the airport to board his plane for Laos. I get to use our room's computer for a few more hours (and the room's A/C - which, I can't believe I'm saying this - I am really enjoying). As for the heat - it is actually not that hot, ... Read more >
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 | By lizscar | Views [830] | Comments [4]
I have a lot to catch up on, so this entry will focus on Halong Bay. We had another lovely breakfast (super early, 6am) at the Ruby Excellence Hotel, after which the van for "Paradise Cruises" picked us up. Sharing the van with us was a nice ... Read more >
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 | By lizscar | Views [474] | Comments [1]
I don't know how to respond to the comments privately, so I'll just say to Rachel: sure, share the link! I hope your Dad feels better soon, and tell him he's welcomed to leave comments or suggestions for things to do! I didn't give the link to everyone, ... Read more >
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 | By lizscar | Views [488] | Comments [3]
We woke up this morning, only having slept a few hours, to go down stairs for breakfast. Very nice made-to-order breakfast - I had a eggs, seasonal fruit, coffee and watermelon juice. At the end of breakfast, the staff turned down the lights and brought ... Read more >
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