Hot and Humid Hoi An
Hoi An was hot and humid, my favorite combination. Luckily, the AC was working in our room which has been named by the hotel staff [...]
A Trek in Sapa
Sapa Region We are in northwest Vietnam to experience the mountains and the tiered rice fields of Sapa. September is the tail end rainy season [...]
The Market
Late in the afternoon we arrived in the small town of Bac Ha which is the home of the "most colorful" open market in Southeast [...]
Cruising with the Dragons
I love a good cruise, and I was thrilled to discover our Vietnam itinerary included an over night cruise to explore Halong Bay, a UNESCO [...]
The Streets of Hanoi
The Streets of Hanoi. As you might know, Hanoi is a major city and the capital of Vietnam. Like many large southeast Asian cities, it [...]
Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017
2016 in Review At the end of every year, we all tend to look back at what we accomplished in the past year while making [...]
Tooting My Own Horn
Jeff Dannay's Guru Award I'm pretty sure you are getting sick of hearing about the "Guru" award that I won a few months ago. And [...]
A Wedding Thai Style
A Thai wedding is essentially a non-religious event that is usually hosted at a private location instead of a wat or temple. This was the case for [...]
Our Thai Experience
There was a mosquito attack in our Chiang Mai resort room overnight, producing many welts along the back of my neck and a blood-stained pillowcase [...]