Taking six weeks to tour Vietnam from north to south gave us the wonderful opportunity to sample regional specialties everywhere we traveled. To those unfamiliar with Vietnamese cuisine, you are probably imaging bánh mì sandwiches and bowls of noodle soup…
Depending on your age, you may know the capital of Vietnam as Sài Gòn, which is what many of the locals still call their city. Up until 1975, the entire world called it Saigon, when it was then renamed Hồ…
To break up our journey from Hoi An to Hồ Chí Minh City, we decided to spend a couple of days in the southern mountain city of Ðà Lạt (hereinafter Da Lat). Known for its coffee plantations and fresh clean…
Many of you who know us may remember that Jon and I consider the 4th of July to be our anniversary date – both from dating and from when we got married. One of our first dates was with his…
Jon and I spent one month living in Hội An (hereinafter Hoi An), Vietnam. During that time, we rented a motor scooter from our landlord which allowed us to easily get around town and explore. While we spent some days…
Some of you may be wondering where we have disappeared to, seeing as how I haven’t published a blog post in three long months. There’s no good excuse – I’ve had the time, so don’t have a good reason as…
This is a series in which I describe a typical Tuesday during our travels. This will give you an idea of what we do on an average day – sometimes exciting and sometimes mundane. Tuesday, May 23, 2017: Hội An, Vietnam…
Our time in Vietnam was like a sandwich: one week of travel on either side of one month of being stationary. We chose the city of Hội An (hereinafter Hoi An) to live for a month for a few reasons.…
Huế (hereinafter Hue) was the second city that we visited in Vietnam and much more easily manageable than Hanoi. I signed up for a walking tour one morning to get to know a little bit about the history and culture…
Our arrival in Vietnam was rocky…to say the least. After the worst airplane ride we’ve ever had (to the point where we were holding hands and praying), we finally landed in Hà Nội (hereinafter Hanoi) close to midnight. Obtaining our…