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Siem Reap - The Extension
We had planned to leave Siem Reap, and Cambodia, on a Friday - starting a 6-week journey through Vietnam. Vietnam offers visas on arrival, and...
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Hanoi: Arrival & Walking Tour
Arrival The getting out of Cambodia problems continue. We waited to buy our flight until we had our Vietnam visa in hand. So once we...
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Hanoi: The Food
Street Food Tour We have been wanting to try more street food and get exposure to more Vietnamese dishes. However, after my experience with food...
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Hanoi: National Day
National Day I had very high hopes for National day. The Lonely Planet guidebook we were using, talked about a similar level of celebration as...
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Hạ Long Bay: A Cruise of Wonder
I write this sitting atop the back of a boat, made in the style of Indochina Junks, made by a company with the same name....
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Hội An: Lantern Making
Selecting the right stakes The shop had tons of hand-carved bamboo stakes. Each one has a short thick side and a long thick side. Our...
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Hội An: Magical and Frustrating
Hội An is a city of lanterns, dating back thousands of years. Hội An used to be a central meeting port between Vietnam, China, and...
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DRAFT: COVID in Hội An: Suits & Quarantine
I awoke feeling fatigued and concluded that I was traveled out. So I ate a bowl of cereal and decided to take the morning off...
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Solo Travel: Phong Nha - Camping in a Cave
Tim had COVID and, of course, stopped traveling and focused on allowing his body to rest and get well again. With that, I continuously tested...
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Solo Travel: Hue - An Imperial Palace of Wonder
Hue: The Historical Imperial Capital Hue is the most recent, consistent, imperial capital in Vietnam. Dynasties have based the country’s capital there since 1738, and...
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Solo Travel: Hoi Van Pass on a Motorcycle
Hoi Van Pass on a Motorcycle The next day I took a motorcycle ride through Hoi Van Pass, made extremely famous by the TV show...
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DRAFT: Hoi An Redo
Even though I was done with quarantine i was still feeling quite fatigued. We decided to cancel our plans to see the southern half of...
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DRAFT: Bali - amed scuba
Due to our shorter than anticipate Visa in Vietnam. We needed somewhere to go before arriving in New Zealand. We considered spending more time in...
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DRAFT: Seoul
electronics mall blue house North Korean cold soup sacred garden stones in the ground where the emperor/prince could practice his “walk” got in trouble for...