Day 236: Another Rainy Getaway Day — Goodbye Vietnam — Off to Cambodia
I got up and worked out in the tiny but nice gym, housed in its own building next to the pool here at the Villa Song. The AC wasn’t on...
Category: Vietnam
Day 235: Side-Car Ride Out to the Cu Chi Tunnels — Cricket-Eating! – Pho At Last
Today was our last day in Vietnam, the cap on three weeks here. Crazy we’ve been here so long. We’ve loved getting to see this place. It was finally time...
Day 234: Biking the Mekong Delta — Catching Fish with our Hands
James seemed to be energized and feeling a lot better this morning. We met Chuong at 8am and headed two hours southwest of Saigon to the Mekong Delta. We stopped...
Day 233: Rest, Recovery…and Autonomy in Saigon
We needed a day like today. With James sick, we took it very easy, taking turns exploring Saigon on our own, guide-free. Willa and I went first. We explored our...
Day 232: Flying to Saigon — An Airport Barfing Incident
Today would have been uneventful if it weren’t for one, very memorable event. Here’s the punchline: James puked in a packed airport shuttle. Feel free to skip to the next...
Day 231: Worn Down by Being a Tourist
Today was one of those days that felt like it was crammed with travel activities for travel activities’ sake — and as a kind of painful final straw, prompted us...
Day 230: Duc Son Pagoda Orphanage
It was an emotionally exhausting day. Today’s itinerary was built around a visit of the Duc Son Pagoda Orphanage. But first… This morning I realized that some of our cash...
Day 229: Scenic Drive to Hue — Market — Enamel Painting
This morning we packed up after breakfast and bid farewell to the kind ladies who took care of us at Chi Villa in Hoi An. We had a 3-hour drive...
Day 228: Rice Farmers for a Day
Our final excursion in Hoi An continued with the fun and educational theme of “you pay us and we’ll let you do our manual labor.” Today we were rice farmers...
Day 227: Vespa Tour!!
Today was a big hit. After a video chat with Grammie to wish her a happy birthday (it was still Aug 19 back in DC), we were picked up at...