Vietnam vs China
January 23, 2012
As we are halfway through our trip in Vietnam, I find myself wanting to compare it to China. I am not bothering with a comparison to Laos or Cambodi...
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The Market with Everything (and Then Some)
January 22, 2012
We are in our last day in Hanoi. We came back for one day after our northern Vietnam homestays. Sadly, Hien is not with us. She has been pulled to ...
Positivity in Halong Bay
January 22, 2012
Yesterday, we joined eight other people on a Vietnamese junk (boat) for 2 days and a night in Ha Long Bay. One couple is in their 60’s, speak only F...
Fowls and Music
January 19, 2012
After the bike in the cement day, we stayed at a guesthouse/noodle factory (after being in Asia for 9 weeks, this combination actually makes sense to ...
Bikes and Rice Fields
January 19, 2012
After our homestay with the carpenter/farmer, his family and Cousin McLiquor, we had a travel day. Were we to cover the same amount of ground in Tex...
Great Arrangements If You Have Earplugs
January 19, 2012
Note: we are back in cell range for at least a couple of days, so I am posting at least 2 blogs per day to catch up on the ones I wrote over the past ...